Porte de Namur metro station

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).

Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro station
Location	Square du Bastion / Bolwerksquare B-1050 Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′18″N 4°21′44″E
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
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 toward Elisabeth Line 2 Louise/Louiza toward Simonis Line 6 Louise/Louiza toward King Baudouin

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