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 | |||||||||||
Location | Route de Lennik / Lennikse Baan B-1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°48′55″N 4°16′02″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 September 2003 | ||||||||||
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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.
External links
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