La Roue metro station

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]

La Roue/Het Rad metro station
General information
Location	Chaussée de Mons / Bergense Steenweg 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°49′15″N 4°17′37″E
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	15 September 2003; 21 years ago (2003-09-15)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station CERIA/COOVI towards Erasme/Erasmus Line 5 Bizet towards Herrmann-Debroux

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]

Entrance at street level

See also

• Belgium portal

• Transport in Brussels
• History of Brussels