Bizet 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. It received its name from the Place Bizet/Bizetplein, the city square aboveground, which had been named after the French classical music composer Georges Bizet.

Bizet metro station
General information
Location	Place Bizet / Bizetplein B-1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°49′30.6″N 4°17′52″E
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
History
Opened	10 January 1992; 30 years ago (1992-01-10)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station La Roue/Het Rad towards Erasme/Erasmus Line 5 Veeweyde/Veeweide towards Herrmann-Debroux

The metro station opened on 10 January 1992, and until 2003, it was the western terminus of former east–west line 1B. On 15 September 2003, a further extension from Bizet westwards to Erasme/Erasmus was opened. Following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 5.

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