Madou metro station

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(STIB-MIVB) Panneau Madou.png
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Madou metro station
LocationPlace Madou / Madouplein
B-1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′59″N 4°22′08″E / 50.84972°N 4.36889°E / 50.84972; 4.36889Coordinates: 50°50′59″N 4°22′08″E / 50.84972°N 4.36889°E / 50.84972; 4.36889
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
History
Opened20 December 1970; 50 years ago (1970-12-20) (premetro)
2 October 1988; 32 years ago (1988-10-02) (metro)
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station
towards Elisabeth
Line 2
Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet
towards Simonis
Line 6
Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet
towards King Baudouin

Madou is a Brussels metro station on the northern segment of lines 2 and 6. is located under the small ring at the Place Madou/Madouplein, near the Flemish Parliament and Madou Plaza Tower, in the municipality of the Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, north of the City of Brussels (Belgium).

The station opened on 20 December 1970, then serving as a premetro (underground tram) station, and became a heavy metro station when this line was converted on 2 October 1988. It is named after the painter and lithographer Jean-Baptiste Madou.

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