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The premetro and tram route 10 in Brussels, Belgium, is a tram route operated by STIB/MIVB, which connects Hôpital Militaire/Militair Hospitaal to Churchill. It began service on 23 September 2024, taking over most of the route of Line 3 which was disbanded that day.
The Brussels tramway network is a tram system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It is the 16th largest tram system in the world by route length, in 2017 providing 149.1 million journeys (up 9.5% on 2016) over routes 140.6 km (87.4 mi) in length. [ 1 ]
Location Traction Type Date (From) Date (To) Notes Coast Tram (Belgium) (Kustlijn – i.e. Coast Line: Adinkerke – De Panne – Oostende – Knokke) Belgian coast: Steam 15 Jul 1885 1955 Electric 1 Oct 1908 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) Brugge (Bruges) Electric 1913 1951 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in)
Founded in 1954, STIB/MIVB operates 4 metro lines, 17 tram lines [2] and 55 bus lines, along with 11 "Noctis" bus lines (as of April 2023). [3] It covers the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region and some surface routes extend to the near suburbs in the other regions. 329 million trips were made in 2011, a 5.6% increase from the previous year. [4]
The Brussels tram routes 3 and 4 use the North-South Axis and run on surface outside the city centre. The common section offers a high service frequency during daytime hours between Vanderkindere in the municipality of Uccle and the Brussels-North railway station.
The premetro and tram route 7 in Brussels, Belgium, is a tram route operated by STIB/MIVB, which connects the Vanderkindere stop in the southern municipality of Uccle with the Heysel/Heizel stop in Laeken in the City of Brussels, where connecting services of tram route 51, Metro line 6, as well as bus routes 84 and 88 depart. The colour of the ...
A further extension to Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation (Brussels-West Station) in April 2009 closed the "loop" of line 2 and led to a major restructuring of metro service. The Brussels Metro system is complemented by an S-train network serving the broader metropolitan region and opened in late 2015. [12]
From 31 August 2009, lines 3 and 4 changed their northern termini. Whereas line 3 used to end at Brussels-North railway station, it then continued all the way to Esplanade, while line 4 was shortened to terminate at Brussels-North. Because of this, the very long line 4 and the short line 3 were then equalised.