Hankar metro station

Hankar metro station
General information
LocationChaussée de Wavre / Waversesteenweg
1160 Auderghem, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°49′18″N 4°24′20″E / 50.82167°N 4.40556°E / 50.82167; 4.40556
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
History
Opened20 September 1976; 48 years ago (1976-09-20)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Pétillon
towards Erasme/Erasmus
 Line 5 Delta
towards Herrmann-Debroux

Hankar is a Brussels Metro station on the eastern branch of line 5. It is located in the municipality of Auderghem, in the south-eastern part of Brussels, Belgium. It is named after the Square Baron Robert Hankar/Baron Robert Hankarsquare.

The metro station opened on 20 September 1976. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by the extended east–west line 5.

The station features a giant mural by Roger Somville.

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