Erasmus metro station


Erasme/Erasmus metro station
General information
LocationRoute de Lennik / Lennikse Baan
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; 21 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
towards Herrmann-Debroux

Erasme (French, pronounced [eʁasm] ⓘ) or Erasmus (Dutch, pronounced [eːˈrɑsmʏs]) is a Brussels Metro station serving as 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 Bizet–Erasme/Erasmus 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]

The entrance is from a street that goes under the station

See also

References

  1. ^ "Station de Métro Erasme – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Hospitals access | Hôpital Erasme". www.erasme.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Line 5 direction ERASME - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ Hondius, Harry (8 June 2021). "Brussels M7 metro trains launched". Metro Report International. Retrieved 20 July 2024.


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