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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 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]
The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (French: Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles or STIB, Dutch: Maatschappij voor het Intercommunaal Vervoer te Brussel or MIVB) was created in 1954. The first underground tramway (or premetro) line was built between 1965 and 1969, from Schuman to De Brouckère.
The Brussels bus network now comprises 360 km (220 mi) of bus line by day and 112 km (70 mi) by night as of 2008, [6] and service the 19 municipalities of Brussels. Buses operated by the Walloon and Flemish public transport companies also run in Brussels in order to allow Walloon and Flemish people to go to the capital city.
The tram route 82 in Brussels, Belgium, is a tram route operated by STIB/MIVB, which connects Berchem-Sainte-Agathe railway station in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe to Drogenbos Castle in the Flemish municipality of Drogenbos. After 8 p.m., the route terminates at Brussels-South railway station, with connections to Drogenbos provided by tram route 32. [1]
The tram route 51 in Brussels, Belgium, is a tram route operated by STIB/MIVB, which connects Heysel/Heizel metro station in the City of Brussels to the Van Haelen stop in the municipality of Uccle. [1] The route runs north–south, crossing the City of Brussels, Jette, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, the City of Brussels again, Saint-Gilles, Forest and
In 1955, one year after the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB) was founded, it took over Les Autobus Bruxellois and operated the bus network, made of 3 bus routes and 1 trolleybus route. [3] STIB/MIVB expanded the network, and in 1964, it was 185 km (115 mi) long. [4]
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.