Erasmus metro station
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 Erasme/Erasmus metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Route de Lennik / Lennikse Baan 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°48′55″N 4°16′02″E / 50.81528°N 4.26722°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 September 2003 | ||||||||||
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Erasme (French) or Erasmus (Dutch) is a Brussels Metro station and the western terminus of line 5. It is located in the municipality of Anderlecht, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. The station was designed by Philippe Samyn and Partners[1] and is named after Erasmus Hospital, which it serves.[2] It lies at grade and has a single island platform, which can be reached through tunnels under the tracks.
The metro 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. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by the extended east–west line 5.[3]
In June 2021, the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB) launched its first M7 series trains into operation on line 1, leaving from Erasme/Erasmus station.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Station de Métro Erasme – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Hospitals access | Hôpital Erasme". www.erasme.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Line 5 direction ERASME - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Hondius, Harry (8 June 2021). "Brussels M7 metro trains launched". Metro Report International. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
External links
Media related to Erasmus/Érasme metro station at Wikimedia Commons
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