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Brussels Premetro
The Brussels Premetro (; ) is a network consisting of lines 4, 10, 7 and 25 of the Brussels Tram system. It is a standard-gauge system which runs in underground sections in the city centre and further out on surface lines. The network is operated by STIB/MIVB, the local public transport company. The ''premetro'' tunnels have been built to allow for eventual upgrade to heavy metro, so most of the platform is high, and is connected to the street (at least in the upward direction) by escalator. At some stations, lifts have been installed, but there is a cutout section taking the level down to one foot above ground to board the trams. The three steps this entails make life difficult for passengers with baby buggies or suitcases, even though the new low-floor trams are accessible to wheelchair users. History Growing traffic congestion led to plans to build reserved tracks for trams, and in the city centre to put them in tunnel. In 1957, the first tunnel was opened near th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Brouckère Metro Station
De Brouckère () is a rapid transit station located under the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein in central Brussels, Belgium. It consists of both a metro station (serving lines 1 and 5) and a '' premetro'' (underground tram) station (serving lines 4 and 10 on the North–South Axis between Brussels-North railway station and Albert premetro station). The station takes its name from that aboveground square, itself named after the former mayor of the City of Brussels, Charles de Brouckère. The station opened on 17 December 1969 as a ''premetro'' station on the tram line between De Brouckère and Schuman. This station was upgraded to full metro status on 20 September 1976, serving former east–west line 1 (further split in 1982 into former lines 1A and 1B). Since 4 October 1976, the station has also accommodated North–South Axis ''premetro'' services at separate platforms. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heysel/Heizel Metro Station
( French, ) or (Dutch, ) is a Brussels Metro station on the northern branch of line 6. It is located in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium, and serves the Heysel/Heizel Plateau, famous for the World's Fairs of 1935 and 1958, the King Baudouin Stadium (formerly known as the Heysel Stadium) and the Atomium. The Bruparck entertainment park (with among others Mini-Europe miniature park and Kinepolis Brussels cinema) and the Centenary Palace, home to the Brussels Exhibition Centre ( Brussels Expo), are also located nearby. The metro station opened on 5 July 1985 as part of the Bockstael–/ extension of former line 1A, and until 1998, it was the northern terminus of the metro. On 25 August 1998, the line was further extended to Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn for the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship. Then, following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by line 6. It offers a connection with tram route 7, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Tram Route 24
The tram route 24 in Brussels, Belgium, was operated by STIB/MIVB, and connected Schaerbeek railway station to the Vanderkindere stop in the southern municipality of Uccle. The route ran only on weekdays until 8 p.m. Route Starting from Schaerbeek railway station, the route ran on the Avenue Princesse Elisabeth/Prinses Elisabethlaan and then turned left on the Greater Ring (Brussels' second ring road), where it joined tram route 23. The route then ran along that road up to the Vanderkindere crossroad. After the Meiser stop where tram route 25 joined routes 23 and 24, the route entered a tunnel known as the Greater Ring Axis, which crosses the municipalities of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre at Montgomery metro station and Etterbeek. The tunnel ends after Boileau premetro station, then connects with the Belgian rail at Etterbeek railway station, then crosses the municipalities of Ixelles, City of Brussels and Uccle. From 14 March 2011, tram routes 23 and 24 were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Tram Route 23
The tram route 23 in Brussels, Belgium, was operated by STIB/MIVB. It ran between the Vanderkindere stop in the southern municipality of Uccle, which was also the terminus for tram route 24 and where passengers could commute with tram routes 3, 4 and 92, and Heysel/Heizel metro station in Laeken in the City of Brussels, which offers transit with the Metro line 6, tram route 51 and bus routes 84 and 88. Route The tram route formed a half-circle from the south of Brussels to its north via the eastern part of the city. It used to start at Brussels-South railway station, where Eurostar and Thalys trains from the United Kingdom and France arrive, but the route was later shortened to start at the Vanderkindere stop. Tram route 24 followed the same rails as tram 23 between the Vanderkindere and Princesse Elisabeth/Prinses Elisabeth stops, where route 24 deviated towards Schaerbeek railway station, one stop further. Tram route 25 also followed the same rails as routes 23 and 24 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Premetro Station
Albert (; ) is a '' premetro'' (underground tram) station located on the border between the municipalities of Saint-Gilles and Forest in Brussels, Belgium. The station is at the crossroad between the / on the Greater Ring and the /, between Forest Park and Saint-Gilles Prison. The station is the last stop south of the North–South Axis, a tram tunnel crossing the city centre from Albert to Brussels-North railway station. Tram routes 4 and 10 stop at this station. There is also a connection at ground level with tram route 51, as well as bus routes 48 and 54. As line 3 of the Brussels Metro is built, Albert station will be reconfigured; tram routes 2 and 3 will terminate there. See also * Transport in Brussels * History of Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels-South Railway Station
Brussels-South railway station, also known as Brussels-Midi railway station (; ), is a major railway station in Brussels, Belgium. Geographically, it is located in Saint-Gilles, Belgium, Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis on the border with the adjacent municipality of Anderlecht and just south of the City of Brussels. Brussels-South is one of over a dozen railway stations in Brussels, and one of the three principal rail stations in the heart of the city, the two others being Brussels Central Station, Brussels-Central and Brussels-North railway station, Brussels-North. The station, which was a terminus when it was inaugurated in 1869, became a transit station with the opening of the North–South connection in 1952. Nowadays, it is the List of railway stations in Belgium, busiest station in Belgium, and is the only Brussels stop for international high-speed rail services Eurostar (including the former Thalys) and TGV. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels-North Railway Station
Brussels-North railway station (; ) is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels, Belgium; the other two are Brussels Central Station, Brussels-Central and Brussels-South railway station, Brussels-South. Every regular domestic and international train (except Eurostar) passing there has a planned stop. The station has 200,000 passengers per week, mainly commuters, making it one of the List of railway stations in Belgium, busiest in Belgium. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). Brussels-North is the end point of the ''Trams in Brussels, premetro'' (underground tram) North–South Axis (on lines Brussels tram route 4, 4 and Brussels tram route 10, 10), and an important node of the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company, STIB/MIVB), as well as of bus lines of the Flemish transport company De Lijn. More than 30 regional bus lines depart from there, as do international Eurolines coach services. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Ring, Brussels
The Greater Ring or Intermediate Ring (, ; , ) is a series of roadways in Brussels, Belgium, intermediate between the Small Ring and the main Brussels Ring motorway. Most of this set of roads is numbered R21 and is about long, compared to for the Small Ring and for the main Ring. This road crosses two motorways ( A12 and E40-east) and offers a connection to the A10/E40-west at Basilique/Basiliek via the Avenue Charles Quint/Keizer Karellaan, to the A12 at Gros Tilleul/Dikke Linde, to the E19-north and N22/A201 at Leopold III via the Boulevard Léopold III/Leopold III-laan, to the A3/E40-east at Reyers, to the E411 at Arsena(a)l via the Boulevard du Triomphe/Triomflaan and to the E19-south at Paepsem via the Boulevard Industriel/Industrielaan. The road passes through tunnels (Boileau tunnel, Montgomery tunnel, Georges Henri tunnel), on bridges and viaducts (e.g. Diamant viaduct, Teichmann bridge and Van Praet bridge) and under bridges and viaducts (e.g. Luttre bridge). Amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North–South Axis
The North–South Axis is a tram tunnel in Brussels, Belgium, which crosses the city centre from north to south between Brussels-North railway station and Albert premetro station. The first section of this tunnel was opened on 4 October 1976 between Brussels-North and Lemonnier premetro station. It was then expanded to Albert in 1993. It is currently used by tram routes 4, 10, 51 and 82. Only routes 4 and 10 use the full tunnel. Route 51 uses it between Lemonnier and Albert and route 82 between Lemonnier and Brussels-South railway station. Circuit and stations To the north, the North–South Axis starts in the municipality of Schaerbeek near the crossroad between the / and the /. The first station in the tunnel is Brussels-North, which offers a connection with the railway station of the same name. The tunnel then crosses the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode up to Rogier where it connects with the Brussels Metro. It then enters the City of Brussels, and stops at De Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Ring, Brussels
The Small Ring (, ; , ) inner ring road, formally R20 and N0, is a series of roadways in central Brussels, Belgium, surrounding the historic city centre. The city centre is usually defined as the area within the Small Ring; this area is called the Pentagon due to its pentagonal shape. The Pentagon forms the core of the City of Brussels municipality. The road was built on the site of the 14th-century second walls of Brussels, after they had been torn down. During the second stage of the covering of the Senne in the 20th century, the river was diverted to underneath the western boulevards of the Small Ring. This freed up the main tunnels that had contained the water to allow construction of the Brussels ''premetro'' (underground tram) service with minimal disruption to the surface. The Small Ring is about long. It is surrounded by the Greater Ring, which runs about , and by the main Brussels Ring motorway (about ). The road passes through tunnels allowing vehicles to avoid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
