Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido metro station

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Saint Guidon/Sint Guido metro station
LocationAnderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′06″N 4°18′20″E / 50.83500°N 4.30556°E / 50.83500; 4.30556Coordinates: 50°50′06″N 4°18′20″E / 50.83500°N 4.30556°E / 50.83500; 4.30556
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
History
Opened6 October 1982; 38 years ago (1982-10-06)
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
towards Erasme/Erasmus
Line 5

Saint-Guidon (French) or Sint Guido (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).

The station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the Beekkant–Saint Guidon extension of former line 1B. Prior to the opening of an extension to Veeweyde/Veeweide on 5 July 1985, the station was the western terminus of the metro. Following the reorganisation of the network on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 5.

Entrance at street level

Area[]

Nearby sights include the Collegial Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guido, for which the station was named; Erasmus House; the (now a museum dedicated to religious community life); and Astrid Park, which is home to the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, where R.S.C. Anderlecht football club play their home games.

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