Porte de Hal metro station

Porte de Hal (French: [pɔʁt də 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).

Platforms of line 2 in Hallepoort/Porte de Hal metro station
General information
Location	Avenue de la Porte de Hal / Hallepoortlaan B-1060 Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′01″N 4°20′36″E
Owned by	STIB/MIVB
Platforms	2 (metro) 2 (premetro)
Tracks	2 (metro) 2 (premetro)
Connections	Line 3   Line 4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
History
Rebuilt	2 October 1988 (1988-10-02)
Services
Preceding station Brussels Metro Following station Hôtel des Monnaies/Munthof towards Elisabeth Line 2 Gare du Midi/Zuidstation towards Simonis Line 6 Gare du Midi/Zuidstation towards King Baudouin

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.