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 (Brussels' inner ring road) and next to the Chaussée d'Ixelles/Elsense Steenweg, in the municipality of Ixelles, south of the City of Brussels, Belgium.

Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro station
General information
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; 51 years ago (1970-12-20) (premetro) 2 October 1988; 34 years ago (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

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.

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