Thanks for vidéo I do all the new building work of the new premetro station- terminus-connection with metro-Ofice of the drivers But i decided to go just before finishing with the cover on the wall / lights and glass I never came back in that station so it is so nice for me to see it Thanks a lot
Not quite it's one transfer station but each level has its own name. Because the lines form a loop, you face the same difficulty as on most circular lines, where to start and to end. But here it's easy as the loop is not closed on the same level. The upper Simonis level is a through station for line 6, but endstation for line 2, but the lower level Elisabeth is a terminus station for both lines 2 and 6. Sounds confusing, and that's because it is. The MIVB tried 3 different naming methods and eventually settled on this. While the metro station part is quite clear, except for the two different names of the levels, the tram part is more confusing. Tramline 19 is simply a through underground stop. Tramline 9 ends at Simonis undergrounds and the terminus there is a recent addition. As well as the more informative wall clading.
At 13:20 when you're going up the stairs to get to the tram level, is the tram level the same level as the walkways over the Elisabeth (-2) station, or is it at the exact same level as the Simonis (-1) level? I can't really tell, but it looks like the former. It looks like it's half-a-level between either, though probably closer to the Simonis level. I also assume that before they built the platforms for Tram 9 that this intermediate level probably didn't even exist and that this was just part of the station box for the lower-level Elisabeth station. I'd love to see how this all looked before they built this "back" part of the station and how it interacted with the Tram 19 premetro station, which I also assume they totally redid.
I think the tram, the walkways and the Simonis station are all more or less at the same level (-1). If I'm counting the numbers of steps correctly, the stairs from Elisabeth to Simonis and from Elisabeth to the walkways both have 32 steps, the stairs from Elisabeth to the tram have 28 steps.🙂 There is a nice map of the station layout, but it doesn't show the different heights of the levels very well: estacions.albertguillaumes.cat/img/brusselles/simonis.png
Thanks @@MetroCheck. Btw, where are the entrance to the stairs for the premetro (Tram 19) we see in that diagram to the right? I know on google you can spot the ones on the left in the park. But I don't see in other above ground entrance on street views.
You know whar, @@MetroCheck? That might be the case.😂 Thanks a lot for answering my questions. Sometimes, my mind is too technical and serious. Fascinating station. Btw, articles I've seen about the station say there is a connecting track in the run-around part beyond the Elisabeth platforms on the bottom level which connects you back to the M2 and M6 line. So while it wouldn't access the Simonis platforms, they could technically do a full loop service if they ever wanted to.
High-reliefs in Corten steel and wood (1986) His high-reliefs in steel and wood were installed in Simonis station (on the lowest Elisabeth named level) by Walter Leblanc in the year of his death.They belong to the “programmed series” on which Walter Leblanc concentrated intensely as of 1975. The artist’s research during the last decade of his life focused on the “Archetypes”. These are compositions based on geometrical basic shapes such as the triangle, square, circle and their derived forms: the rectangle and the ellipse. This work is made up of three parts, each of which in turn is made up of many different elements. Each part of this triptych generates a completely different process. On the right hand part, the white stone tiling beneath reinforces the monumental power of the rust brown relief elements 7:00. The wall on the other side has brown tiles 10:50, on which the nine panels of compressed wood painted in varnished white make a strong contrast. And finally the central panel 10:20, situated above the rails, has a link with the two other panels, even though it is in itself a very different construction and a constructive design.
Thank you! 🙏 Here are also descriptions of the artworks on the Simonis platform and the tram platform: Four Sizes Available See Over (Berlinde De Bruyckere, 2007) 1:42 The work of art is made of multicoloured cement tiles applied to the wall. The designs on these tiles form a repetitive motif that makes us think of tiles, carpets, blankets and wallpaper. We find similar motifs throughout the centuries in houses in all sorts of different cultures. The fact that this motif is recognisable for so many people gives the passenger a very reassuring feeling. The tiles are made in the traditional way, in resistant materials, and are applied in a pattern, to two identical walls. The joints between the tiles are all the same colour, and they form a frame that decorates the whole work of art. The colour of the floor and the environment match the work of art in order to optimise its integration into the station. The History of the Tram (2018) 16:35 In order to evoke the long history that links the tram with the Simonis district, the exhibition design office Kascen created an original scenography for the tram section of the station (lines 9 and 19) that is both modern and tinged with nostalgia. It was created using documents from the time, scanned and reproduced on the enamelled sheet metal covering all the walls.
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Thanks for vidéo
I do all the new building work of the new premetro station- terminus-connection with metro-Ofice of the drivers
But i decided to go just before finishing with the cover on the wall / lights and glass
I never came back in that station so it is so nice for me to see it
Thanks a lot
Thank you, I'm glad to hear that!
Wow 4 different stations in the complex that’s huge!
Not quite it's one transfer station but each level has its own name. Because the lines form a loop, you face the same difficulty as on most circular lines, where to start and to end. But here it's easy as the loop is not closed on the same level. The upper Simonis level is a through station for line 6, but endstation for line 2, but the lower level Elisabeth is a terminus station for both lines 2 and 6. Sounds confusing, and that's because it is. The MIVB tried 3 different naming methods and eventually settled on this.
While the metro station part is quite clear, except for the two different names of the levels, the tram part is more confusing. Tramline 19 is simply a through underground stop. Tramline 9 ends at Simonis undergrounds and the terminus there is a recent addition. As well as the more informative wall clading.
thank you for my request.
At 13:20 when you're going up the stairs to get to the tram level, is the tram level the same level as the walkways over the Elisabeth (-2) station, or is it at the exact same level as the Simonis (-1) level? I can't really tell, but it looks like the former. It looks like it's half-a-level between either, though probably closer to the Simonis level. I also assume that before they built the platforms for Tram 9 that this intermediate level probably didn't even exist and that this was just part of the station box for the lower-level Elisabeth station. I'd love to see how this all looked before they built this "back" part of the station and how it interacted with the Tram 19 premetro station, which I also assume they totally redid.
I think the tram, the walkways and the Simonis station are all more or less at the same level (-1). If I'm counting the numbers of steps correctly, the stairs from Elisabeth to Simonis and from Elisabeth to the walkways both have 32 steps, the stairs from Elisabeth to the tram have 28 steps.🙂
There is a nice map of the station layout, but it doesn't show the different heights of the levels very well: estacions.albertguillaumes.cat/img/brusselles/simonis.png
Thanks @@MetroCheck. Btw, where are the entrance to the stairs for the premetro (Tram 19) we see in that diagram to the right? I know on google you can spot the ones on the left in the park. But I don't see in other above ground entrance on street views.
Maybe this exit leads to the underground parking garage, which is why you can't see anything on the surface...
You know whar, @@MetroCheck? That might be the case.😂 Thanks a lot for answering my questions. Sometimes, my mind is too technical and serious. Fascinating station.
Btw, articles I've seen about the station say there is a connecting track in the run-around part beyond the Elisabeth platforms on the bottom level which connects you back to the M2 and M6 line. So while it wouldn't access the Simonis platforms, they could technically do a full loop service if they ever wanted to.
Gutes Video 👍 👍 👍
Danke! 🙏
High-reliefs in Corten steel and wood (1986)
His high-reliefs in steel and wood were installed in Simonis station (on the lowest Elisabeth named level) by Walter Leblanc in the year of his death.They belong to the “programmed series” on which Walter Leblanc concentrated intensely as of 1975. The artist’s research during the last decade of his life focused on the “Archetypes”. These are compositions based on geometrical basic shapes such as the triangle, square, circle and their derived forms: the rectangle and the ellipse.
This work is made up of three parts, each of which in turn is made up of many different elements. Each part of this triptych generates a completely different process. On the right hand part, the white stone tiling beneath reinforces the monumental power of the rust brown relief elements 7:00. The wall on the other side has brown tiles 10:50, on which the nine panels of compressed wood painted in varnished white make a strong contrast. And finally the central panel 10:20, situated above the rails, has a link with the two other panels, even though it is in itself a very different construction and a constructive design.
Thank you! 🙏
Here are also descriptions of the artworks on the Simonis platform and the tram platform:
Four Sizes Available See Over (Berlinde De Bruyckere, 2007) 1:42
The work of art is made of multicoloured cement tiles applied to the wall. The designs on these tiles form a repetitive motif that makes us think of tiles, carpets, blankets and wallpaper. We find similar motifs throughout the centuries in houses in all sorts of different cultures. The fact that this motif is recognisable for so many people gives the passenger a very reassuring feeling.
The tiles are made in the traditional way, in resistant materials, and are applied in a pattern, to two identical walls. The joints between the tiles are all the same colour, and they form a frame that decorates the whole work of art. The colour of the floor and the environment match the work of art in order to optimise its integration into the station.
The History of the Tram (2018) 16:35
In order to evoke the long history that links the tram with the Simonis district, the exhibition design office Kascen created an original scenography for the tram section of the station (lines 9 and 19) that is both modern and tinged with nostalgia. It was created using documents from the time, scanned and reproduced on the enamelled sheet metal covering all the walls.
@@MetroCheck And you can see how confusing the naming/setup is, because this tile artwork is actually on the Simonis platform. ,,,,🙄😜
😅🤭Oops... I have just corrected it.