 De Brouckère metro station on lines 1 and 5 of the Brussels metro is accessible from Boulevard Anspach, as well as the Bourse/Beurs "premetro" (underground tram) station.Boulevard Anspach was built between 1868 and 1871 over the river Senne, covering it up, although the river no longer runs underneath it.Prior to 1879, it was named / ("Central Boulevard"), when it was renamed in honour of Jules Anspach (1829–1879), the former mayor of the City of Brussels who instigated these works.