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Pétillon metro station

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Owned by
  
STIB/MIVB

Opened
  
1976

Address
  
1040 Etterbeek, Belgium

Pétillon metro station

Owner
  
Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company

Similar
  
Thieffry metro station, Hankar metro station, Herrmann‑Debroux metro station, Bizet metro station, Jacques Brel metro station

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. The station underwent an 18-month, 6.3 million euro renovation ending in April 2008.

The station is also visited by tram lines 7 and 25.

References

Pétillon metro station Wikipedia