1977: The Debut of a Metro Station in Belgium’s Brussels-Capital Region

June 17, 1977

In Belgium, Demey station of the Brussels Metro was formally opened. The Brussels Metro is a rapid transit system serving a large portion of the Brussels-Capital Region. Demey station is located in Auderghem, one of the 19 municipalities within that region. (The region also includes Belgium’s capital city of Brussels.) The station was named in memory of Gustave Demey (1881-1950), an Auderghem-born public official and building contractor who served as the municipality’s mayor from 1921 to 1932.

Demey station was the eastern terminus of Line 1A of the Brussels Metro until the opening of Hermann-Debroux station (likewise based in Auderghem) in 1985. As a result of a large-scale reorganization of the Brussels Metro that took effect in 2009, Demey station is now part of Line 5 of that system. This line covers a total of 10.7 miles (17.3 kilometers) and encompasses 28 stations altogether.

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For more information on Demey station, please check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demey_metro_station

Additional information on Line 5 of the Brussels Metro is available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_Metro_line_5