Veeweyde/Veeweide metro station

Veeweyde (French, old Dutch spelling) or Veeweide (modern 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). It takes its name from the nearby Rue de Veeweyde/Veeweidestraat.


Veeweyde/Veeweide metro station
General information
LocationAvenue Gounod / Gounodlaan
B-1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°49′48″N 4°18′03″E
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
History
Opened5 July 1985 (1985-07-05)
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
Line 5

The station opened on 5 July 1985 and was the western terminus of former line 1B, until the opening of an extension to Bizet in 1992 (further extended in 2003 to Erasme/Erasmus). Following the reorganisation of the Brussels metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 5.

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