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. The station serves the Food and Chemical Industries Education and Research Center (CERIA/COOVI), after which it is named,[1] and is also the closest metro station to the IKEA Anderlecht store.


CERIA/COOVI metro station
General information
LocationChaussée de Mons / Bergense Steenweg
1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°48′59″N 4°17′24″E / 50.81639°N 4.29000°E / 50.81639; 4.29000
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened15 September 2003; 21 years ago (2003-09-15)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Eddy Merckx Line 5 La Roue/Het Rad

The metro 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. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by the extended east–west line 5.[2]

Entrance to the station

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CERIA | Anderlecht". www.anderlecht.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Line 5 direction ERASME - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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