Premetro Brussels
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In Brussels there are several tram lines, use the tunnels. All lines are operated by the Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles / Maatschappij voor het Intercommunaal Vervoer te Brussel . The Premetro has already been replaced by the Metro on some routes .
Line directory
All lines
The following lines of the Brussels tram run through tunnel sections (the first and last stop in the tunnel in bold):
| line | Line route | tunnel |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Esplanade - Gare du Nord / Noordstation - Albert - Churchill | NS |
| 4th | Gare du Nord / Noordstation - Albert - Stalle [P] | NS |
| 7th | Heizel / Heysel - Diamant - Boileau - Vanderkindere | GC |
| 9 | Simonis ↔ Ballon Arbre / Dikke Beuk | AT |
| 19th | De Wand - Simonis - Groot-Bijgaarden | AT |
| 25th | Rogier - Gare du Nord / Noordstation - Meiser Station - Diamant - Boileau - Boondaal Station / Boondael Gare | NS , GC |
| 39 | Ban-Eik - Montgomery Loop | AT |
| 44 | Tervuren Station - Montgomery Loop | AT |
| 51 | Stade / Stadium - Lemonnier - Albert - Van Haelen | NS |
| 55 | Rogier - Gare du Nord / Noordstation - Da Vinci | NS |
| 81 | Marius Renard - No stop, just an underpass of the Place de la Constitution - Montgomery | NS |
| 82 | Berchem Station - Lemonnier - Drogenbos Château / Kasteel | NS |
| 31 |
Gare du Nord / Noordstation - Gare du Midi / Zuidstation - Marius Renard (evening line) |
NS |
| 32 |
Gare du Nord / Noordstation - Gare du Midi / Zuidstation - Drogenbos Kasteel / Château (evening line) |
NS |
| 83 | Berchem Station - Lemonnier - Montgomery (evening line) |
NS |
CHRONO
Lines 3, 4 and 7 are the only premetro lines on the STIB / MIVB metro plans to have the name CHRONO; the others only appear on the master plan.
history
The reason for the construction was the north-south connecting railway , which opened in 1952. As a result of the construction, the area around the former terminal stations Gare du Nord / Noordstation and Gare du Midi / Zuidstation was completely reorganized in terms of urban planning.
There was an urgent need for action on the Place de la Constitution in front of the Gare du Midi / Zuidstation, as several main streets and a large number of tram routes converge there, all of which at the time were still running on the surface and thus hindered each other.
That is why it was decided in 1950 to build a tunnel system for the tram, which would also have created new lines. This complex structure was put into operation on December 16, 1957. More tunnels followed.
Opening dates
| route | opening | Changeover date | (today's) metro lines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemonnier - Gare du Midi / Zuidstation | December 16, 1957 | - | - |
| De Broukère - Schuman | 17th December 1969 | 20th September 1976 | 1 and 5 |
| Porte de Namur / Naamsepoort - Madou | December 21, 1970 | October 2nd, 1988 | 2 and 6 |
| diamond | May 3, 1972 | - | - |
| Madou - Rogier | 18th August 1974 | October 2nd, 1988 | 2 and 6 |
| Diamond - Boileau | January 31, 1975 | - | - |
| Gare du Nord / Noordstation - Lemonnier | 4th October 1976 | - | - |
| Montgomery loop 1 | September 16, 1976 | - | - |
| Porte de Namur / Naamsepoort - Louise | August 19, 1985 | October 2nd, 1988 | 2 and 6 |
| Simonis | June 23, 1986 | - | - |
| Gare du Midi / Zuidstation - Albert | 3rd December 1993 | - | - |
1 The lines 39 and 44 previously ran as premetro to the center, but when the first metro line went into operation, a turning loop was built in the tunnel in Montgomery as a replacement , which is used by the lines 39, 44.
