Brussels tram route 51
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| STIB/MIVB Route 51 | |||||
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| Heysel/Heizel – Van Haelen | |||||
North–South Axis | |||||
| End | Van Haelen | ||||
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) | ||||
| Service | |||||
| Journey time | 60 minutes | ||||
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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 Uccle. Currently, service is interrupted between Brussels-South railway station and Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd due to construction work at Albert premetro station.[2]
Route
Starting from the Stade/Stadion stop, the route runs along with
.Until September 2023, trams will not run between Brussels-South and Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd, splitting the line into a northern segment running from Stade/Stadion to Brussels-South and a southern segment running from Van Haelen to Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd. This is due to construction work at Albert station which will make it inaccessible to route 51. The work at Albert station is part of a project to upgrade it from a premetro (underground tram) station to a multimodal full metro station in preparation for the future Metro line 3.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "STIB - Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles".
- ^ "TRAM 51 – INTERRUPTION". STIB-MIVB - Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company. STIB. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Cendrowicz, Leo. "How Brussels is building its next metro line". The Brussels Times. The Brussels Times. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
