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Meir
General information
Location	Belgium
Coordinates	51°13′06.114″N 04°24′20.874″E / 51.21836500°N 4.40579833°E / 51.21836500; 4.40579833
Operated by	De Lijn
Construction
Structure type	underground
Platform levels	2
History
Opened	25 March 1975 (1975-03-25)
Services
Preceding station Antwerp tram Following station Groenplaatstowards P+R Melsele Tram route 3 Operatowards P+R Merksem Groenplaatstowards P+R Linkeroever Tram route 5 Operatowards Wijnegem Tram route 9 Operatowards P+R Wommelgem Groenplaatstowards Regatta Tram route 15 Operatowards P+R Boechout
Location MeirLocation within the Antwerp premetro network

Meir is a station in the Antwerp premetro which opened on 23 March 1975. The station is located directly underneath the street Meir, after which it is named.

With Groenplaats and Opera, Meir forms the oldest part of the city's premetro network. It is served by tramlines 3, 5, 9 and 15. Tram line 7 passes in close proximity at street level.

Location

The station is located in central Antwerp at the western end of the Meir street. In its immediate vicinity is the Boerentoren, a 1930s art deco building which at the time of its construction was Europe's first skyscraper.

References

1. "Halte Antwerpen Premetrostation Meir".
2. "Tramschema Antwerpen" (PDF).
3. "Boerentoren, Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed [online]". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

• Antwerp Premetro
• Railway stations in Belgium opened in 1975
• 1975 establishments in Belgium