Bizet () is a
Brussels Metro
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station
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Agriculture
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on the western branch of
line 5. It is located in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Anderlecht
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, in the western part of
Brussels
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, Belgium. The station received its name from the aboveground square /, itself named after the French
classical music
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composer
Georges Bizet
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.
The metro station opened on 10 January 1992, and until 2003, it was the western
terminus
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Transport
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of former line 1B. On 15 September 2003, a further extension from Bizet westwards to
Erasme/Erasmus was opened. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by the extended east–west line 5.
See also
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Transport in Brussels
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*
History of Brussels
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References
External links
*
STIB/MIVB official website
Brussels Metro stations
Anderlecht
Railway stations in Belgium opened in 1992
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