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Transport in Belgium is facilitated with well-developed road, air, rail and water networks. The rail network has 2,950 km (1,830 mi) of electrified tracks. [ 1 ] There are 118,414 km (73,579 mi) of roads, among which there are 1,747 km (1,086 mi) of motorways, 13,892 km (8,632 mi) of main roads and 102,775 km (63,861 mi) of other paved roads. [ 2 ]
Brussels has an extensive network of both private or public transportation means. Public transportation includes Brussels buses, trams, and metro (all three operated by STIB/MIVB), as well as a set of railway lines (operated by Infrabel) and railway stations served by public trains (operated by the SNCB/NMBS).
Passenger rail services in Belgium are operated by NMBS/SNCB. The Belgian rail network is organised into three main domestic passenger train categories on the main lines, these are: Intercity (IC) trains–An express, limited-stop service, often calling only at major railway stations; in some cases it has stops at all stations along part of the ...
Belgium operates a policy of cheap rail travel. [citation needed] Citizens in Belgium, especially students and older citizens, are offered incentives and cheaper fares in order to alleviate congestion on the nation's roads. Public sector employees are entitled to a free or heavily subsidised season ticket for commuting by rail.
Brussels Metro carriage at Erasme/Erasmus metro station. The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (French: Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles [a] or STIB; Dutch: Maatschappij voor het Intercommunaal Vervoer te Brussel [b] or MIVB) is the local public transport operator in Brussels, Belgium.
The Brussels Metro (French: Métro de Bruxelles; Dutch: Brusselse metro) is a rapid transit system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.It consists of four conventional metro lines and three premetro lines.
This is a list of town tramway systems in Belgium by region and province. It tables all tram systems, both past (including vicinal tramways ) and present. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows.
Rapid transit stations in Belgium (1 C) B. Brussels Metro (4 C, 8 P) C. Charleroi Metro (2 C, 7 P) U. Underground rapid transit in Belgium (1 C, 1 P)