La Roue metro station
Metro station in Brussels, Belgium
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La Roue (French, pronounced [la ʁu]) or Het Rad (Dutch, pronounced [ət ˈrɑt]) is a Brussels Metro station on the western branch of line 5. It is located in the municipality of Anderlecht, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. The station serves the La Roue/Het Rad ("The Wheel") district, after which it is named.[1]
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LocationChaussée de Mons / Bergense Steenweg
1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°49′15″N 4°17′37″E
OwnerSTIB/MIVB
Platforms1 island platform
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 La Roue/Het Rad metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Chaussée de Mons / Bergense Steenweg 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°49′15″N 4°17′37″E | ||||||||||
| Owner | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 September 2003 | ||||||||||
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The metro station opened on 15 September 2003 as part of the Bizet–Erasme/Erasmus extension of former line 1B, including the stations Erasme/Erasmus, Eddy Merckx and CERIA/COOVI. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by the extended east–west line 5.[2]
