Erasmus metro station

Summary

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. The station was designed by Philippe Samyn and Partners and is named after Erasmus Hospital, which it serves. It lies at grade and has a single island platform, which can be reached through tunnels under the tracks.


Erasme/Erasmus metro station
General information
LocationRoute de Lennik / Lennikse Baan
B-1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°48′55″N 4°16′02″E / 50.81528°N 4.26722°E / 50.81528; 4.26722
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
History
Opened15 September 2003; 20 years ago (2003-09-15)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro.A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Terminus Line 5 Eddy Merckx

The metro station opened on 15 September 2003 as part of the extension of former east–west line 1B including the stations La Roue/Het Rad, CERIA/COOVI and Eddy Merckx. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by the extended east–west line 5.

The entrance is from a street that goes under the station

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