Porte de Namur metro station

Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro station
General information
Location	Square du Bastion / Bolwerksquare 1050 Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′18″N 4°21′44″E
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	20 December 1970 (1970-12-20) (premetro) 2 October 1988 (1988-10-02) (metro)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station Trône/Troon towards Elisabeth Line 2 Louise/Louiza towards Simonis Line 6 Louise/Louiza towards 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

• Transport in Brussels
• History of Brussels

External links

• Media related to Naamsepoort/Porte de Namur metro station at Wikimedia Commons
• STIB/MIVB official website