Montgomery station (Brussels metro)
Encyclopedia
The Montgomery metro station is an underground station on the Brussels metro
, the first station on the eastern branch of line 1 (formerly line 1B). The station also serves a number of tram lines. Trams 7 and 25 pass through and 39 and 44 terminate there while tram 81 and a number of buses stop at surface level.
The metro station opened on 30 January 1975 and is named after the roundabout above (Square Maréchal Montgomery / Maarschalk Montgomeryplein) which was named after Field Marshal Montgomery
and is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Sint-Pieters-Woluwe.
The trams' entrance is from the Rue du duc and they exit to l’Avenue de Tervueren
. The walls of the station are illustrated is a large fresco by Jean-Michel Folon called "Magic City".
Brussels Metro
The Brussels Metro is a rapid transit system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It consists of a network with four metro line services with some shared sections. The metro has 49.9 km of network and 59 stations...
, the first station on the eastern branch of line 1 (formerly line 1B). The station also serves a number of tram lines. Trams 7 and 25 pass through and 39 and 44 terminate there while tram 81 and a number of buses stop at surface level.
The metro station opened on 30 January 1975 and is named after the roundabout above (Square Maréchal Montgomery / Maarschalk Montgomeryplein) which was named after Field Marshal Montgomery
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC , nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General" was a British Army officer. He saw action in the First World War, when he was seriously wounded, and during the Second World War he commanded the 8th Army from...
and is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Sint-Pieters-Woluwe.
The trams' entrance is from the Rue du duc and they exit to l’Avenue de Tervueren
Avenue de Tervueren
Avenue de Tervueren or Tervurenlaan is a major thoroughfare in Brussels, Belgium. It runs from Merode in the west, connects with Montgomery Square, passes through Woluwe-Saint-Pierre and the Ring at Quatre Bras and finishes at the park in Tervuren.The avenue was commissioned by King Leopold II of...
. The walls of the station are illustrated is a large fresco by Jean-Michel Folon called "Magic City".
External links
- Station ID - Montgomery, bsubway.net