Line 1 is a
rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground su ...
line on the
Brussels Metro
The Brussels 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. The metro-grade lines are M1, M2, M5, and M6 wi ...
in
Belgium
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operated by
STIB/MIVB. It has existed in its current form since 4 April 2009, when former line 1B, which ran between
Stockel/Stokkel and
Erasme/Erasmus, was shortened to
Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation. The section between Gare de l'Ouest and Erasme is now served by
line 5. The line serves 21 metro stations, and has a common section with line 5 between Gare de l'Ouest and
Merode, and with lines
2 and
6 between Gare de l'Ouest and
Beekkant. At
Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet, the line also connects with lines 2 and 6. Railway connections are possible at
Brussels-Central,
Brussels-Schuman, Merode and Brussels-West. The line crosses the municipalities of
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
(French language, French, ) or (Dutch language, Dutch, ), often simply called Molenbeek, is one of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the western p ...
,
Koekelberg
Koekelberg (; ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Ganshoren, Jette, and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean. In common with al ...
,
City of Brussels
The City of Brussels is the largest List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, municipality and historical City centre, centre of the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the French Community of Belgium, the ...
,
Etterbeek
Etterbeek (; ) is one of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, the Cit ...
,
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre and
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert ( French, ) or Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe ( Dutch, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). In French, ...
.
The first section of this line was built in the late 1960s between Schuman and
De Brouckère, but was served by
tram
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s. The first metro was brought into service on 20 September 1976, and the existing underground section was extended up to
Tomberg on former line 1B, and up to
Beaulieu on former line 1A. Line 1B was later expanded westwards, to
Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne in 1977, to Beekkant in 1981, to
Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido in 1982, to
Veeweyde/Veeweide in 1985, to
Bizet in 1992 and finally to Erasme in 2003. The line was also expanded eastwards, to
Alma in 1982 and to Stockel in 1988.
STIB History
''Stibstories.be'', May 2015. Retrieved April 2017. (French)
References
External links
Brussels metro and tram network map with dates of entry into service of individual sections
STIB/MIVB official website
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Etterbeek
Koekelberg
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
900 V DC railway electrification