Eddy Merckx metro station

Eddy Merckx metro station
General information
Location	Boulevard Josse Leemans / Josse Leemanslaan 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°49′00″N 4°16′51″E
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	15 September 2003 (2003-09-15)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station Erasme/Erasmus Terminus Line 5 CERIA/COOVI towards Herrmann-Debroux

Eddy Merckx 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 is named after the Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, five-times winner of the Tour de France. It is decorated with objects commemorating Merckx, including, displayed in a glass cabinet on the station platform, the bicycle on which he set the hour record in 1972.

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, CERIA/COOVI and La Roue/Het Rad. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by the extended east–west line 5.

Eddy Merckx's one-hour record bicycle is on display in the station

Area

Nearby landmarks include:

• Anderlecht Cemetery
• Cora Anderlecht hypermarket
• Steinerschool Brussels

See also

• Transport in Brussels
• History of Brussels

External links

• Media related to Eddy Merckx metro station at Wikimedia Commons
• STIB/MIVB official website