Pétillon metro station

Coordinates	50°49′37″N 4°24′15″E / 50.82694°N 4.40417°E / 50.82694; 4.40417Coordinates: 50°49′37″N 4°24′15″E / 50.82694°N 4.40417°E / 50.82694; 4.40417
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
History
Opened	1976
Services
Preceding station   Brussels Metro   Following station Thieffry towards Erasme/Erasmus Line 5 Hankar towards Herrmann-Debroux

Pétillon is one of the Brussels Metro stations on the eastern branch of line 5. The metro station is located in the municipality of Etterbeek. The station was opened in 1976 and is named after Major Pétillon, a Belgian colonial pioneer who died in Etterbeek in 1909.^[1] The station underwent an 18-month, 6.3 million euro renovation ending in April 2008.

The nearby tram station that bears the same name is visited by tram lines 7 and 25.

Pigeon infestation is a continuous problem.

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