[1][4] Since 4 October 1976, De Brouckère has also been served by the North–South Axis, which is part of the premetro system.
For safety reasons, the curved platform edges are equipped with flashing lights to warn passengers of the gap.
The mural was created by the artist Jan Vanriet and is printed on finished edge panels from PolyVision.
[6] The station lies near the famous Hotel Metropole, the UGC De Brouckère cinema, the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie and one end of the Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat, Belgium's second busiest shopping street.
[7][8] The whole complex is also connected to the underground shopping galleries between the Place de la Monnaie/Muntplein and the Boulevard Anspach/Anspachlaan.