La Roue metro station

La Roue (French) or Het Rad (Dutch) 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.


La Roue/Het Rad metro station
General information
LocationChaussée de Mons / Bergense Steenweg
B-1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°49′15″N 4°17′37″E
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened15 September 2003 (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
CERIA/COOVI Line 5 Bizet

The metro station opened on 15 September 2003 as part of the BizetErasme/Erasmus extension of former east–west 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.

Entrance at street level

See also

Media related to Het Rad/La Roue metro station at Wikimedia Commons


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