Louise is the Metro station closest to the Palais de Justis. It is an underground station with…read morestairs and a lift from street level down to the ticketing level and then again down to the platform. On the metro, it is on Line 2 and Line 6. It is also on the aboveground tram system. When I visited the station, there were staff members available and automated ticket machines.

De Brouckère is a metro station that serves lines 1 and line 5 as well as tram lines 3 and 4. It's…read morea decent sized station and there are stairs and escalators between the levels. On the ticketing concourse, there are staffed and automated ticket vending machines and the usual ticketing contactless scanners at the turnstiles. De Brouckère metro station is named after a Belgian nobleman who was mayor of the city from 1848 until his death in 1860. According to the wiki, he was responsible for major urban renewal in the city, including the creation of water mains and the first boulevards in Brussels. The station is part of the run where Lines 1 and 5 overlap, between Sainte-Catherine and Brussels-Central stations.

Oh how the Eurocrats are spoilt! The nicest, most well thought out and cleanest metro station in…read morethe system. Here you won't see the average trump pissing himself. Nor will you see him covered platforms. Nor will you be able to play the game 'is it the drains or has someone crapped themselves?' Nope you won't get any of these. You'll get shiny floors, escalators that are always working and a light airy feel to your wait for a train. Minus for being constantly closed whenever there is a European leaders summit. But still five stars!

Ahh Midi. Where every door on the train opens just to confuse you. As people dart into and out of…read morethe train in every imaginable direction. Exit out of the wrong side and you'll have to climb steps instead of the easy ride on the escalator. Plenty of shops nearby if you need to pick up that last minute ingredient before heading home.

The locker signs are so difficult to find. If you enter the main entrance (ground floor or floor…read more0). The lockers are one floor below the ground floor (floor -1). If you walk down the stairs, they are behind the stairs. There is no small size. The middle size is only good for a backpacks. For carry on size luggage, you need at least a L size, which is 9 euro for L size. There are bigger sizes, which will cost more. The instructions are clearly stated in the locker room. No staff are there to help you. Credit card is accepted.

I have to be honest - if I was writing this review about the Belgian rails system as a whole I…read morewould likely give FIVE STARS - the prices are VERY affordable (£8 each way to Antwerp which is a 50 Minute ride - so I chose first class for £11 each way), I can buy the tickets using my U.K. Trainline App (which is why I list the prices in £'s), the trains all seem perfectly on time and are clean. The station itself could do with a little spring cleaning and an upgrade on the food offerings. I was alarmed to see FOUR soldiers in full gear all with semi-automatic rifles at the ready this morning at 11am (Sunday) - see pic - Yikes! Review 5 2019

Beautiful station steps from the Grand Plaza. ATM machine is here and good WiFi. It's clean &…read morefeels safe.

It seemed that every day that I wanted to explore Bruxelles, the closest stop on the Métro was this…read moreone. So I ended up disembarking here a couple of times. It's a subway station, same as others. I didn't encounter the issues that others documented. It was clean and the signage was simple and there didn't seem to be any smell of urine. I'm guessing that either they've cleared it up, or I'm immune. Stairs from street level to ticketing level and more stairs from there to the platforms. There is also a pair of lifts.

Awful awful awful! I am not a fan of the Brussels métro. This station in particular! Poor planning,…read moreor they're trying to squeeze out as much money from Belgians and tourists as possible. It's a two platform station, and they aren't accessible to each other from inside the station. That means if you get on the wrong platform, and you've already paid your fare, you have to go back outside, go to the correct platform, and pay again. Ticket machines only take coins, not notes. So if all you have on you are Euro notes, or a non-EU credit card, you're screwed. Try doing that when you're pressed for time to get to the train station and you are scrambling to find coins and make your train.

Merode is a railway and metro station located in Etterbeek at the start of the Porte de Tervueren /…read moreTervurenlaan. The underground station is located under the Place Price Jean de Mérode. The two stations are connected by an undergound hallway. A very long underground hallway. Oops, I took a wrong turn. On the métro, the station is at the Eastern end of where where Lines 1 and 5 follow common tracks. On Line 1, it is between Schuman and Montgomery. On Line 5, between Schuman and Thieffry. On the railway, it is on lines S4 and S7. The station is close to the Parc du Cinquantenaire.

Another shady station that has less entertainment than Montgomery. Maybe it's because it's not as…read morebig, with the pack of trams. There is also a lack of shops, so no syrupy coffee to help you pass the boredom away. What really gets me is... when the escalators break down which seems to be at least once a week. It's gotta be the deepest metro station on the system, so you're buggered when you've walked up them. I'd soon go to the next station and walk back then climb bloody Everest to get out of the station. Nothing breaks down at lovely Schuman!