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Pétillon metro station

Coordinates: 50°49′37″N 4°24′15″E / 50.82694°N 4.40417°E / 50.82694; 4.40417
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Pétillon metro station
General information
LocationBoulevard Louis Schmidt / Louis Schmidtlaan
1040 Etterbeek, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°49′37″N 4°24′15″E / 50.82694°N 4.40417°E / 50.82694; 4.40417
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
History
Opened20 September 1976; 48 years ago (1976-09-20)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Thieffry Line 5 Hankar

Pétillon is a Brussels Metro station on the eastern branch of line 5. It is located in the municipality of Etterbeek, in the eastern part of Brussels, Belgium.

The metro station opened on 20 September 1976 and is named after Major Pétillon, a Belgian colonial pioneer who died in Etterbeek in 1909.[1] The station underwent an eighteen-month, €6.3 million renovation ending in April 2008. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by the extended east–west line 5.

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Rue Major Pétillon – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural".
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