CERIA/COOVI metro station

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CERIA/COOVI metro station
LocationChaussée de Mons / Bergense Steenweg
B-1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°48′59″N 4°17′24″E / 50.81639°N 4.29000°E / 50.81639; 4.29000Coordinates: 50°48′59″N 4°17′24″E / 50.81639°N 4.29000°E / 50.81639; 4.29000
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened15 September 2003; 18 years ago (2003-09-15)
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
towards Erasme/Erasmus
Line 5

CERIA (French) or COOVI (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 serves the Food and Chemical Industries Education and Research Center (CERIA/COOVI), after which it is named.

The station opened on 15 September 2003 as part of the BizetErasme/Erasmus extension of former line 1B including the stations Erasme/Erasmus, Eddy Merckx and La Roue/Het Rad. Following the reorganisation of the Brussels metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 5.


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