Montgomery metro station

For other similarly named stations, see Montgomery station (disambiguation).

Montgomery
Coordinates 50°50′16″N 4°24′25″E / 50.83778°N 4.40694°E / 50.83778; 4.40694Coordinates: 50°50′16″N 4°24′25″E / 50.83778°N 4.40694°E / 50.83778; 4.40694
Owned by STIB/MIVB
History
Opened 1975
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
Line 1

Montgomery is an underground station on the Brussels Metro, the first station on the eastern branch of line 1 (formerly line 1B), in Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. The station also serves a number of tram lines and buses: Brussels tram routes 7 and 25 pass through, and 39 and 44 terminate there, while tram route 81 and a number of buses stop at surface level.

History

The metro station opened on 30 January 1975 and is named after the roundabout above (Square Maréchal Montgomery / Maarschalk Montgomeryplein), which in turn was named after Field Marshal Montgomery. It is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Sint-Pieters-Woluwe.

Description

The trams' entrance is from the Rue du duc; they exit to l’Avenue de Tervueren. The walls of the station are illustrated is a large fresco by Jean-Michel Folon titled Magic City.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Folon, Jean-Michel. "Fresque murale: Magic City". Jean-Michel-Folon.eu.

See also

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