Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido metro station
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![]() Saint Guidon/Sint Guido metro station | |||||||||||
Location | Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°50′06″N 4°18′20″E / 50.83500°N 4.30556°ECoordinates: 50°50′06″N 4°18′20″E / 50.83500°N 4.30556°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | STIB/MIVB | ||||||||||
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Opened | 6 October 1982 | ||||||||||
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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.
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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.
External links[]
Media related to Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido metro station at Wikimedia Commons
- Brussels metro stations
- Anderlecht
- Belgian railway station stubs
- Brussels Metro stubs