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(Redirected from Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro station) Metro station in Brussels, Belgium


Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro station
General information
LocationSquare du Bastion / Bolwerksquare
1050 Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′18″N 4°21′44″E / 50.83833°N 4.36222°E / 50.83833; 4.36222
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened20 December 1970; 53 years ago (1970-12-20) (premetro)
2 October 1988; 36 years ago (1988-10-02) (metro)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Trône/Troontowards Elisabeth Line 2 Louise/Louizatowards Simonis
Line 6 Louise/Louizatowards King Baudouin

Porte de Namur (French, pronounced [pɔʁt də namyʁ]) or Naamsepoort (Dutch, pronounced [ˈnaːmsəˌpoːrt]) is a Brussels Metro station on the southern segment of lines 2 and 6. It is located under the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) at the Square du Bastion/Bolwerksquare, next to the Chaussée d'Ixelles/Elsense Steenweg, in the municipality of Ixelles, south of the City of Brussels, Belgium. The station takes its name from the Namur Gate area, itself named after the Namur Gate in Brussels' old city walls.

The station opened on 20 December 1970 as a premetro (underground tram) station on the tram line between Madou and Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort. It became a heavy metro station, serving line 2, when this line was converted on 2 October 1988. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it now lies on the joint section of lines 2 and 6.

Entrance to the station

See also

References

  1. "Line 2 direction SIMONIS - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. "Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

External links

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