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Herrmann-Debroux metro station

Coordinates: 50°48′45″N 4°25′41″E / 50.81250°N 4.42806°E / 50.81250; 4.42806
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View of the platforms from above
General information
LocationAvenue Herrmann-Debroux / Herrmann-Debrouxlaan
1160 Auderghem, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°48′45″N 4°25′41″E / 50.81250°N 4.42806°E / 50.81250; 4.42806
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened23 May 1985; 39 years ago (1985-05-23)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Demey Line 5 Terminus

Herrmann-Debroux is a Brussels Metro station serving as the eastern terminus of line 5. It is located in the municipality of Auderghem, in the south-eastern part of Brussels, Belgium. It is named after the Belgian politician and former Mayor of Auderghem, Carl Herrmann-Debroux.

The metro station opened on 23 May 1985. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by the extended east–west line 5.

Entrance by escalator or lift

Artworks

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Herrmann-Debroux currently hosts three artworks from 1985: a painting named The Fall of Troy by Jan Cox themed after the Iliad, a sculpture named L'Aviateur by Roel D’Haese on the arrival side, and a sculpture named Ode aan een bergrivier by Rik Poot on the departure side.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ STIB, "Art Dans Le Metro", STIB, 2017-11-28
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