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Porte de Namur metro station

Coordinates: 50°50′18″N 4°21′44″E / 50.83833°N 4.36222°E / 50.83833; 4.36222
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Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro station
General information
LocationSquare du Bastion / Bolwerksquare
B-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
History
Opened20 December 1970; 53 years ago (1970-12-20) (premetro)
2 October 1988; 36 years ago (1988-10-02) (metro)
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
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Porte de Namur (French) or Naamsepoort (Dutch) is a Brussels metro station on the southern segment of lines 2 and 6. It is located under the small ring and next to Chaussée d'Ixelles/Elsense Steenweg, in the municipality of Ixelles, south of the City of Brussels (Belgium).

The station opened as a premetro (underground tram) station on 20 December 1970 and became a heavy metro station on 2 October 1988. It takes its name from the ancient Namur Gate area, itself named after the Namur Gate in Brussels' old city walls.

Entrance to the station

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