DESCRIPTION Brussels Metro network derives from an initial premetro system, nowadays mostly operated as a full metro. The first tunnel section to be used by the existing tram (Schuman-De Brouckere, that is currently part of Line 1) was built in 1964-1969, followed in 1970 by a section of the "small-ring" (Madou-Porte de Narmur, that is currently part of Line 2). The "outer ring" gallery segment (Diamant-Boileau) opened in 1972-1975; it's still operated as a premetro section (tram Line 7, partly running underground). Other extensions of the initial underground sections were completed in the next years.
The first full metro sections (Line 1: De Brouckere-Tomberg; Line 5: De Brouckere-Beaulieu) opened in 1976; the north-south premetro underground section from Gare du Nord to Lemonnier opened in the same year.
The small ring was upgraded into a full metro (Line 2, Line 6) in 1988; Line 2 and Line 6 interchange with Line 1 and Line 5 at Loi and Gare de l'Ouest.
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HISTORYdate | section name | line | | 20-09-1976 | De Broukere-Tomberg | Line 1 | 13-04-1977 | De Broukere-Sainte Catherine | Line 1 | 08-05-1981 | Sainte Catherine-Beekkant | Line 1 | 07-05-1982 | Tomberg-Alma | Line 1 | 06-10-1982 | Beekkant-Gare de l'Ouest | Line 1 | 31-08-1988 | Alma-Stockel | Line 1 | 06-10-1982 | Beekkant-Simonis [Leopold II] | Line 2 | 02-10-1988 | Elisabeth [ex Simonis]-Gare du Midi | Line 2 | 18-06-1993 | Gare du Midi-Clemenceau | Line 2 | 04-09-2006 | Clemenceau-Delacroix | Line 2 | 04-04-2009 | Delacroix-Gare de l'Ouest-Beekkant | Line 2 | 20-09-1976 | De Broukere-Beaulie | Line 5 | 13-04-1977 | De Broukere-Sainte Catherine | Line 5 | 17-06-1977 | Beaulieu-Demey | Line 5 | 08-05-1981 | Sainte Catherine-Beekkant | Line 5 | 06-10-1982 | Beekkant-Saint Guidon | Line 5 | 23-03-1985 | Demey-Herrmann Debroux | Line 5 | 05-07-1985 | Saint Guidon-Veeweyde | Line 5 | 10-01-1992 | Veeweyde-Bizet | Line 5 | 15-09-2003 | Bizet-Erasme | Line 5 | 06-10-1982 | Beekkant-Bockstael | Line 6 | 10-05-1985 | Bockstael-Heysel | Line 6 | 02-10-1988 | Elisabeth [ex Simonis]-Gare du Midi | Line 6 | 18-06-1993 | Gare du Midi-Clemenceau | Line 6 | 25-08-1998 | Heysel-Roi Baudouin | Line 6 | 04-09-2006 | Clemenceau-Delacroix | Line 6 | 04-04-2009 | Delacroix-Gare de l'Ouest-Beekkant | Line 6 |
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| TECHNICAL DATA Single line length (Km) Line 1:12.5 Line2:10.4 Line 5:17.3 Line 6:15.5
Single line stops Line 1:21 Line2:19 Line 5:28 Line 6:26
Single line avg. distance (km) Line 1:0.6 Line2:0.6 Line 5:0.65 Line 6:0.6
Total track length (km) 39.9
Total network stops 59
Avg. stop net distance (km) 0.7
Type steel wheels
Current/Voltage 900 V DC (third rail)
Guide/gauge standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Vehicles builder ACEC, ALSTOM, BOMBARDIER, LA BRUGEOISE ET NIVELLES
Model M1,M2,M5,M6 (BOA)
Operator STIB/MIVB
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