Trône/Troon metro station

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Trône/Troon metro station
LocationPlace du Trône / Troonplein
B-1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′28″N 4°21′59″E / 50.84111°N 4.36639°E / 50.84111; 4.36639Coordinates: 50°50′28″N 4°21′59″E / 50.84111°N 4.36639°E / 50.84111; 4.36639
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
Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet
towards Elisabeth
Line 2
Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort
towards Simonis
Line 6
Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort
towards King Baudouin

Trône (French) or Troon (Dutch) is a Brussels metro station on the southern segment of lines 2 and 6. It is located under the small ring at the Place du Trône/Troonplein, near the Royal Palace of Brussels, in the municipality of the City of Brussels (Belgium).

The station opened as a premetro (underground tram) station on 20 December 1970 under the name Luxembourg. It became a heavy metro station on 2 October 1988 and its name was changed to reflect the neighbouring Place du Trône/Troonplein ("Throne Square").


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