Platforms of line 2 in Hallepoort/Porte de Hal metro station
General information
LocationAvenue de la Porte de Hal / Hallepoortlaan
B-1060 Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′01″N 4°20′36″E / 50.83361°N 4.34333°E / 50.83361; 4.34333
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2 (metro)
2 (premetro)
Tracks2 (metro)
2 (premetro)
Connections
  Line 3
  Line 4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
History
Rebuilt2 October 1988 (1988-10-02)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro.A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Hôtel des Monnaies/Munthof
towards Elisabeth
Line 2 Gare du Midi/Zuidstation
towards Simonis
Line 6 Gare du Midi/Zuidstation

Porte de Hal (French: [pɔʁt al]) or Hallepoort (Dutch) is a rapid transit station in Brussels, Belgium, consisting of both a metro station (on the southern segment of lines 2 and 6) and a premetro (underground tram) station (serving lines 3 and 4 on the North–South Axis between Brussels-North railway station and Albert premetro station). The metro station opened on 2 October 1988 and the premetro station opened on 3 December 1993 (the metro operates one level below the premetro lines).

The station is located in the municipality of Saint-Gilles, south of the City of Brussels, under the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) and next to the 14th-century Halle Gate, after which it is named. It is one metro stop away or about ten minutes' walk from Brussels-South railway station.

The station contains several artworks by François Schuiten of metro trains and futuristic cityscapes, including some views of the medieval Halle Gate amongst skyscrapers.

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