The Belgian City That Built A Metro Line... And Never Opened It

Hmmm....sounds depressingly familiar. HS2 anybody?

Having watched quite a few "explorer" videos recently, everything from old disused bunkers to abandoned office blocks and shopping malls, to railways and so on it made me wonder just how much money across Europe had been blown on projects like this. Something needs to change to prevent this happening, even if it's a law that a project must be completed, so at least the money isn't totally wasted.

With all the problems with housing it also seems crazy that so many buildings are standing empty, many with perfectly good furniture in them which surely could be used by the cash strapped schools in the area? Machinery, doors and windows, countless items that could be reused. Wouldn't that be a better way to save a lot of money and save the planet at the same time? Because the amount of stuff that's just abandoned and junked now is mind boggling.

Are you sure this is not about Britain?.

"8 more than Tampa Florida " lol

Enjoyed your video tremendously. Especially the humourous presenting. Instant subs.

Wow, this sounds so badly done politically, it almost makes our german politicians blush!

Now that's really interesting! btw love when the Geography now music starts playing

AND NOW ITS GONNA REOPEN IN 2025 !

SO happy we got rid of that part of Holland that is now Belgium.

At least you guys built a metro. Us in Dublin are still waiting for our Metro to be constructed. Is expected to start in 2025, but who knows if the government will stick by it.

Really good and informative video!

any news on this line 5?

Im miving at the flat next to station pensée 🤣

I did just spend 6,5h to found your channel. That's my penalty because i didn't subscribe 😂😅

The french speaking part of Belgium is like your wife. It doesn't like working but it loves spending money.

the design has a lot of similarities to the "younger" stations of U7 and U9 in berlin

Some parts in belgian seems like you are in east Europe before 1988

I mean, the city isn't supper pretty, but I'm sure it's much better place to live than many nice looking cities being that it's in Belgium

Great video. I lost it when I heard the theme for Unsolved Mysteries which I grew up watching in America. Haha

Belgium has a much bigger white elephant than my country.

WEF

What happened? Government. As long as palms get greased, unions get jobs and there is money to be stolen by politicians and union goons the outcome is meaningless. Belgium is just better at it...

The way to rate these crazy mass transit schemes is to work out how much car per capita they would buy.

Watching this basically makes me want to see the disbanding of Belgium as a nation as they're a complicated and forced fusion of two/three communities. 😂

"Waffle iron politics" is the funniest political term maybe ever. It beats "Gerrymandering".

hahaha I love the dig at Tampa Bay, FL. As an American, please never stop drawing attention to our truly pathetic transit systems (or lack thereof really) - Neither Americans nor non Americans seem to know how bad it is!

It would make a great location for a gritty crime movie. Like a hideout or a deal exchange.

Belgium is Easily one of the nastiest “countries” i visited, spent 12 hours there on a transit and let me just say it's in the top worst places in the whole world, looks like a degenerate warzone

well has of 18 May 2023 those ghost lines bellow that little park are now cleaned of weeds and i think are in use now, at least that's what i saw

did i just hear the goosebumps theme?

As a belgian of the region, i had go to this station.

you even included the anthem of Charleroi ! That deserves a like ; )

crazy soundtrack from goosebumps

I hope they don't repaint it. Would be unique to keep it how it is. In fact I think it's gonna be good 😅

omg you kinda look like a turkish actor “Ali Atay” go check ;)

Well, how about some Greek politics? In Thessaloniki there is a metro line that was opened but never built...

could you also do unopened bridges and pieces of highways? TNX

To be fair Floria is so low to sea level it’d be super expensive for a metro there.

I just found out (and when I say I just found out I mean yesterday) that Sud has been renamed Gare Centrale and has been rebuilt and I also think that the refurbished trams we saw at the end have entered service. I also descovered that Chet will be renamed to Yernaux, after the nearby Yernaux stadium. (Credits go wikipedia for the information of the new name).

There is a reason why French constantly make fun of the Belgians, and is because things like this are a constant occurence.

here in Belgrade (Serbia) we didnt built a metro but we sold tickets to for it, who is more bizzare here

Après avoir vécu en Belgique pendant un an, je suis devenu fan de tes vidéos et surtout celle ci. Well researched, well done!

So there was more to Brexit than we realised. And who decided to put the European Parliament in Brussels? See where this is going. The mind boggles.

It's a GTA game and you haven't unlocked it yet