Erasmus metro station

Erasme (French) or Erasmus (Dutch) metro station is the western terminus of line 5 on the Brussels metro. It is located in the municipality of Anderlecht, in the western part of Brussels (Belgium). It lies at grade and has a single island platform, which can be reached through tunnels under the tracks.


Erasme/Erasmus metro station
LocationRoute de Lennik / Lennikse Baan
B-1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°48′55″N 4°16′02″E
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
History
Opened15 September 2003 (2003-09-15)
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
TerminusLine 5

The station opened on 15 September 2003 as part of the extension of former line 1B including the stations La Roue/Het Rad, CERIA/COOVI and Eddy Merckx. It was designed by Philippe Samyn and Partners and is named after Erasmus Hospital which it serves. Following the reorganisation of the Brussels metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 5.

The entrance is from a street that goes under the station

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