Line 5 on the Brussels Metro

Brussels Metro

The Brussels Metro is a rapid transit system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It consists of a network with four metro line services with some shared sections. The metro has 49.9 km of network and 59 stations...

 is a rapid transit

Rapid transit

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 line operated by STIB/MIVB

Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company

The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company is the local public transport operator in Brussels, Belgium...

, which connects Herrmann-Debroux

Herrmann-Debroux metro station

The Herrmann-Debroux Metro Station is a Brussels metro station serving as the eastern terminus of Line 5. The station was opened in 1985.-External links:* , bsubway.net...

 at the south-east of Brussels

Brussels

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, Belgium

Belgium

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 to Erasme/Erasmus

Erasme/Erasmus metro station

Erasme or Erasmus metro station is the western terminus of line 5 on the Brussels Metro. It is located in the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht....

 at the south-west via the city center. It exists in its current form since April 4, 2009 when the section of former line 1A between Beekkant

Beekkant metro station

Beekkant Metro Station on the west-side the Brussels is served by lines 1, 2, 5 & 6 of the Brussels Metro. The station is located in the borough of Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, running parallel to a railway used for freight trains and in 2010 again as suburban railway line of the future Brussels RER...

 and King Baudouin

King Baudouin metro station

The King Baudouin Metro Station is western terminus of line 6 of the Brussels Metro. It serves the King Baudouin Stadium. It was opened on August 25, 1998.-External links:...

 was replaced by the section of former line 1B between Beekkant and Erasme. Starting from Herrmann-Debroux, the line crosses the municipalities of Auderghem

Auderghem

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, Etterbeek

Etterbeek

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, City of Brussels

City of Brussels

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, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Sint-Jans-Molenbeek or Molenbeek-Saint-Jean is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.-Rural beginnings:...

, Koekelberg

Koekelberg

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 and Anderlecht

Anderlecht

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. It serves 28 metro stations and has a common section with line 1

Brussels Metro line 1

The line 1 is a line on the Brussels Metro in Belgium operated by STIB/MIVB. It exists in its current form since April 4, 2009, when the former line 1B, which ran between Stockel/Stokkel and Erasme/Erasmus, was shortened to Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation. The section between West station and Erasme is...

 between Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation  and Mérode station

Mérode station

Merode is a railway and metro station in Brussels, Belgium. The metro station is located in the municipality of Etterbeek , under the "Porte de Tervueren/Tervuursepoort," which is the start of Avenue de Tervueren, a major street in Brussels...

, and with lines 2

Brussels Metro line 2

The line 2 on the Brussels Metro is a rapid transit line in Brussels, Belgium operated by STIB/MIVB. It exists in its current form since April 4, 2009 when the section between Delacroix metro station and Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation was opened, which allowed to close the loop from and to Simonis...

 and 6

Brussels Metro line 6

Line 6 of the Brussels Metro is a rapid transit line operated by STIB/MIVB, which connects King Baudouin metro station at the north-west of Brussels, Belgium to Simonis metro station at the north-west of the city center, then performing a counterclockwise loop around the center up to Simonis again...

 between West station and Beekkant. At Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet

Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet metro station

Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet is a Brussels metro station in the City of Brussels, Brussels. It is the only station in the metro network where all four lines meet. It is located under the intersection of "Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat" and "Avenue des Arts/Kunstlaan", the latter street being part of the "inner...

 the line also connects with lines 2 and 6. Railway connections are possible at Brussels-Central railway station, Schuman station

Schuman station

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, Mérode and West station.

The first section of this line was built in the late 1960s between Schuman station and De Brouckère, but was served by tram

Tram

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s. The first metro was brought into service on September 20, 1976, and the existing underground section was extended up to Tomberg

Tomberg metro station

The Tomberg metro station is a Brussels metro station on the eastern branch of line 1 . It is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert / Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe; one of the entrances of the station is directly beneath the town hall...

 on line 1B, and up to Beaulieu

Beaulieu metro station

Beaulieu Metro Station is one of the Brussels metro stations on the eastern branch of line 5 and was opened in 1976. Until 1977 it was the eastern terminus of what was line 1A, when the extension to Demey station was opened. In 1985 the line was further extended to Herrmann-Debroux. In April 2009...

 on line 1A. The line 1A was further expanded to the east, to Demey

Demey metro station

Demey Metro Station is one of the Brussels metro stations on the eastern branch of line 5 and was opened in 1977. Until the opening of the extension to Herrmann-Debroux in 1985, Demey station was the eastern terminus of line 1A. This part of line 1A became part of line 5 in April 2009. The station...

 in 1977 and to Herrmann-Debroux in 1985. The line was expanded to the west, to Saint Catherine

Saint Catherine metro station

Sainte Catherine/Sint Katelijne is a Brussels metro station in the City of Brussels, Belgium. It is located between the "Quai aux Briques/Baksteenkaai" and the "Quai du Bois à Brûler/Brandhoutkaai," near the church of St. Catherine, which gives the station its name...

 in 1977, to Beekkant in 1981, to Bockstael in 1982, to Heysel/Heizel in 1985 and to King Baudouin in 1998.