Trône (French, pronounced [tʁon] ) or Troon (Dutch, pronounced [troːn] ) is a Brussels Metro station on the southern segment of lines 2 and 6. It is located under the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) at the Place du Trône/Troonplein, near the Royal Palace, in the City of Brussels, Belgium.


Trône/Troon metro station
General information
LocationPlace du Trône / Troonplein
1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′28″N 4°21′59″E / 50.84111°N 4.36639°E / 50.84111; 4.36639
Owned bySTIB/MIVB
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened20 December 1970; 53 years ago (1970-12-20) (premetro)
2 October 1988; 36 years ago (1988-10-02) (metro)
Services
Preceding station The icon for Brussels Metro. A white letter 'M' on top of a pink circle. Brussels Metro Following station
Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet
towards Elisabeth
Line 2 Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort
towards Simonis
Line 6 Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort

The station opened on 20 December 1970, under the name Luxembourg/Luxemburg, as a premetro (underground tram) station on the tram line between Madou and Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort. It became a heavy metro station when this line was converted on 2 October 1988 and its name was changed on that occasion to reflect the aboveground square. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it now lies on the joint section of lines 2 and 6.[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Line 2 direction SIMONIS - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Line 6 direction ROI BAUDOUIN - stib-mivb.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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