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{{Short description|Rapid transit system in Brussels, Belgium}}
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{{Infobox public transit
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| name             = Brussels Metro
| image            = Brussels Metro Logo.svg
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| image2           = Rame "Boa".jpg
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| locale           = [[Brussels|Brussels-Capital Region]]
| transit_type     = [[Rapid transit]]
| lines            = 4 [[List of Brussels Metro stations|metro]] lines ([[Brussels Metro line 1|M1]], [[Brussels Metro line 2|M2]], [[Brussels Metro line 5|M5]], [[Brussels Metro line 6|M6]])<ref name="stats1" /><br />3 [[Brussels premetro|''premetro'']] lines ([[Brussels tram route 4|T4]], [[Brussels tram route 7|T7]], [[Brussels tram route 10|T10]])
| stations         = 59 (metro only)<br />69<ref name="stats1" /> (with ''premetro'')
| ridership        = 
| annual_ridership = 129.2 million (2022)<ref name="Ridership">{{cite web |date=30 May 2023 |title=ALGEMENE INDICATOREN |url=https://2022.stib-activityreports.brussels/files/statistics_customers_2022_nl.pdf |access-date=29 August 2023 |publisher=STIB/MIVB |page=1}}</ref>
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| began_operation  = {{Start date and age|1976|09|20|df=y}}<ref name="1970s" />
| operator         = [[STIB/MIVB]]
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| vehicles         = 66<ref name="stats3">{{cite web|url=http://www.mivb.be/irj/go/km/docs/STIB-MIVB/INTERNET/attachments/Bilan_2011/STIB_FiguresStatistics_2011.pdf|title=Activity Report 2011 - Figures & statistics '11|publisher=STIB/MIVB|page=12|access-date=15 September 2013}}</ref> 
| system_length    = {{convert|39.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} (metro only)<ref name="stats1" /><br />{{convert|55.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} (with ''premetro'')
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The '''Brussels Metro''' ({{langx|fr|Métro de Bruxelles}} {{IPA|fr|metʁo də bʁysɛl|}}; {{langx|nl|Brusselse metro}} {{IPA|nl|ˈbrʏsəlsə ˈmeːtroː|}}) is a [[rapid transit]] system serving a large part of the [[Brussels|Brussels-Capital Region]] of [[Belgium]]. It consists of four conventional metro lines and three ''[[Brussels premetro|premetro]]'' lines. The metro-grade lines are [[Brussels Metro line 1|M1]], [[Brussels Metro line 2|M2]], [[Brussels Metro line 5|M5]], and [[Brussels Metro line 6|M6]]<ref name="stats1" /> with some shared sections, covering a total of {{convert|39.9|km|mi}},<ref name="stats1" /> with 59 metro-only stations. The ''premetro'' network consists of three tram lines ([[Brussels tram route 4|T4]], [[Brussels tram route 7|T7]], and [[Brussels tram route 10|T10]]) that partly travel over underground sections that were intended to be eventually converted into metro lines.<ref name="newscientist">{{cite book | title="Trams are coming back" | publisher=[[New Scientist]] (by Ian Yearsley) | date=21 December 1972}}</ref> Underground stations in the ''premetro'' network use the same design as metro stations. A few short underground tramway sections exist, so there is a total of {{convert|52.0|km|mi}} of underground metro and tram network.<ref name="stats1" /> There are a total of [[List of Brussels Metro stations|69 metro and ''premetro'' stations]] as of 2011.<ref name="stats1">{{cite web |url=http://www.mivb.be/irj/go/km/docs/STIB-MIVB/INTERNET/attachments/Bilan_2011/STIB_FiguresStatistics_2011.pdf |title=Activity Report 2011 - Figures & statistics '11 |publisher=STIB/MIVB |page=08 |access-date=15 September 2013}}</ref>

The Brussels Metro was planned at the beginning of the 1960s to become a [[rapid transit|fully underground network]]. The original network, running between [[De Brouckère metro station|De Brouckère]] and [[Schuman metro station|Schuman]], was inaugurated on 17 December 1969 as ''premetro'' tramways,<ref name="1960s">{{cite web |url=http://www.stib.be/1960-1969.html?l=fr |title=STIB - La STIB de 1960 à 1969 |publisher=STIB |language=fr |trans-title=STIB - STIB from 1960 to 1969 |year=2013 |access-date=15 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221053137/http://www.stib.be/1960-1969.html?l=fr |archive-date=21 December 2013 }}</ref> which were later, in 1976, converted into the common section of the first two metro lines. These lines were then considered a single line with two branches, between De Brouckère and [[Tomberg metro station|Tomberg]] and De Brouckère and [[Beaulieu metro station|Beaulieu]].<ref name="1970s">{{cite web |url=http://www.stib.be/1970-1979.html?l=fr |title=STIB - Historique de la STIB de 1970 à 1979 |publisher=STIB |language=fr |trans-title=STIB - History of STIB from 1970 to 1979 |year=2013 |access-date=15 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021155415/http://www.stib.be/1970-1979.html?l=fr |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref> On 4 April 2009, with the completion of the "loop" of line 2 connecting [[Delacroix metro station|Delacroix]] and [[Brussels-West station|Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation]], the Brussels Metro was significantly reorganised.

The Brussels Metro is administered by the [[Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company]] (STIB/MIVB). In 2011, it was used for 125.8 million journeys,<ref name="stats2">{{cite web |url=http://www.mivb.be/irj/go/km/docs/STIB-MIVB/INTERNET/attachments/Bilan_2011/STIB_FiguresStatistics_2011.pdf |title=Activity Report 2011 - Figures & statistics '11 |publisher=STIB/MIVB |page=02 |access-date=15 September 2013}}</ref> and it was used for 138.3 million journeys in 2012.<ref name="key figures">{{cite web |url=http://www.stib.be/figures.html?l=en |title=STIB - Key Figures |publisher=STIB |year=2013 |access-date=12 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928110355/http://www.stib.be/figures.html?l=en |archive-date=28 September 2013 }}</ref> It is also an important [[Transport in Brussels|means of transport]], connecting with six [[railway station]]s of the [[National Railway Company of Belgium]] (NMBS/SNCB), and many tram and bus stops operated by STIB/MIVB, as well as with [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[De Lijn]] and [[Wallonia|Walloon]] [[TEC (transport)|TEC]] bus stops. Additionally, some metro stations offer [[suburban rail]]way links as part of the [[Brussels Regional Express Network]] (RER/GEN) system. 

On 22 March 2016, [[Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station]] was [[2016 Brussels bombings|bombed]], killing about 20 people and injuring 106. The [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL) claimed responsibility.

==History==
[[File:Brussels-Metro-openings.gif|thumb|upright=1.2|Development of the Brussels Metro up to 2006]]

===Early history===
The [[Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company]] ({{langx|fr|Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles|link=no}} or {{lang|fr|STIB}}, {{langx|nl|Maatschappij voor het Intercommunaal Vervoer te Brussel|link=no}} or {{lang|nl|MIVB}}) was created in 1954. The first underground tramway (or ''[[premetro]]'') line was built between 1965 and 1969, from [[Schuman metro station|Schuman]] to [[De Brouckère metro station|De Brouckère]]. In 1970, a second line was opened, between [[Madou metro station|Madou]] and [[Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro station|Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort]]. An underground station at [[Diamant premetro station|Diamant]] was opened in 1972 and the [[Greater Ring, Brussels|Greater Ring]] line was extended from Diamant to [[Boileau premetro station|Boileau]] in 1975. This underground tramway section has not been developed further, and it is used by tramway lines 7 and 25. [[Rogier metro station|Rogier station]] was inaugurated in 1974.

===Opening and extensions===
On 20 September 1976, the first metro line opened.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Richard |title=The tracks down the years: A short history of the Brussels Metro |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/magazine/344154/the-tracks-down-the-years-a-short-history-of-the-brussels-metro |access-date=30 April 2023 |work=[[The Brussels Times]] |date=4 January 2023}}</ref> One branch went from De Brouckère to [[Beaulieu metro station|Beaulieu]] (in [[Auderghem]]), and the other one linked De Brouckère with [[Tomberg metro station|Tomberg]] (in [[Woluwe-Saint-Lambert]]). The same year, the [[North–South Axis]] (''premetro'') was opened between [[Brussels-North railway station|Gare du Nord/Noordstation]] (Brussels-North Station) and [[Lemonnier premetro station|Lemonnier]]. In 1977, two new stations were built; [[Sainte-Catherine metro station|Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne]], which replaced De Brouckère as the last western stop in the [[City of Brussels]], and [[Demey metro station|Demey]], which replaced Beaulieu as the last stop of the southern branch.

The next extension was the opening of stations in [[Molenbeek-Saint-Jean]] ([[Beekkant metro station|Beekkant]], the new terminus, [[Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers metro station|Etangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers]] and [[Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderen metro station|Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderen]]). In 1982, line 1 was split into line 1A from [[Bockstael metro station|Bockstael]] (in [[Laeken]], a former municipality now merged with the City of Brussels) to Demey (Auderghem) and line 1B from [[Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido metro station|Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido]] (in [[Anderlecht]]) to [[Alma metro station|Alma]] (at the [[Université catholique de Louvain]] (UCLouvain) campus in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert). Three years later, line 1A was extended to [[Heysel metro station|Heysel/Heizel]] (near the site of the [[Expo '58|1958 World's Fair]] and the [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]]) at one end and to [[Herrmann-Debroux metro station|Herrmann-Debroux]] at the other. That year also saw the opening of [[Veeweyde/Veeweide metro station|Veeweyde/Veeweide]] on line 1B, and [[Louise/Louiza metro station|Louise/Louiza]] on the ''premetro'' line under the [[Small Ring, Brussels|Small Ring]] (from Louise/Louiza to Rogier).

This line was extended to [[Simonis metro station|Simonis]] the next year and opened as metro line 2 in 1988, from Simonis to [[Brussels-South railway station#Metro and premetro station|Gare du Midi/Zuidstation]] (Brussels-South Station). [[Kraainem/Crainhem metro station|Crainhem/Kraainem]] and [[Stockel/Stokkel metro station|Stockel/Stokkel]] also opened that year<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewordmagazine.com/neighbourhood-life/11-striking-examples-of-subway-art-in-brussels/ |title=10 striking examples of subway art in Brussels |publisher=The Word Magazine |date=29 March 2017 |accessdate=13 April 2022}}</ref> on line 1B. At the other end of this line, [[Bizet metro station|Bizet]] opened in 1992. It was then the turn of line 2 to reach [[Clemenceau metro station|Clemenceau]] in 1993. The ''premetro'' section known as the North–South Axis, sometimes referred to as line 3, was extended to [[Albert premetro station|Albert]] that year with five new ''premetro'' stations (Brussels-South, [[Porte de Hal/Hallepoort metro station|Porte de Hal/Hallepoort]], [[Parvis de Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis Voorplein premetro station|Parvis de Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis Voorplein]], [[Horta premetro station|Horta]] and Albert).

In 1998, [[King Baudouin metro station|Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn]] opened on line 1A. Four stations opened in 2003 on line 1B; [[La Roue/Het Rad metro station|La Roue/Het Rad]], [[CERIA/COOVI metro station|CERIA/COOVI]], [[Eddy Merckx metro station|Eddy Merckx]], and [[Erasme/Erasmus metro station|Erasme/Erasmus]].<ref>{{Structurae | id =20053106| title =Erasme Metro Station | accessdate =30 April 2023}}</ref> With the opening of Delacroix in September 2006, line 2 was extended beyond Clemenceau. A further extension to [[Brussels-West station|Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation]] (Brussels-West Station) in April 2009 closed the "loop" of line 2 and led to a major restructuring of metro service.

The Brussels Metro system is complemented by an [[Brussels RER|S-train network]] serving the broader metropolitan region and opened in late 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gen: op naar 10 jaar vertraging|publisher=Brusselnieuws.be |date=24 July 2012 |access-date= 30 July 2012 |url=http://www.brusselnieuws.be/artikel/wachten-op-de-voorstadstrein|language=nl}}</ref>

===2016 Brussels bombings===
{{Main|2016 Brussels bombings}}

On 22 March 2016, the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]] bombed [[Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station]] in [[2016 Brussels bombings|a terrorist attack]] that coincided with another bomb attack at [[Brussels Airport]]. The bombing at Maelbeek station killed twenty people. The incident prompted the temporary closure of the entire system, and a major reduction in service for several weeks. A fundamental review of security procedures on the metro was underway as of 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Heath|first1=Ryan|title=Security questions remain as Brussels metro re-opens|url=http://www.politico.eu/article/questions-remain-on-brussels-metro-security-reopen-terror-attacks/|access-date=12 April 2016|publisher=Politico|date=11 April 2016}}</ref>

==Network map==
{{Brussels metro map}}

==Lines and stations==
{{Further|List of Brussels Metro stations}}
[[File:Clp 20030612 Tw 209 Rogier.jpg|thumb|Brussels Metro train at [[Rogier metro station|Rogier station]]]]
[[File:Demey station, looking West from the Herrmann-Debroux bound platform (Auderghem, Belgium).jpg|thumb|left|[[Demey metro station]]. The elevated third rails for both tracks are visible halfway between the platforms.]]

The ''[[Brussels premetro|premetro]]'' lines are powered (like the ground-level tram lines) by [[overhead line]]s at 600&nbsp;V&nbsp;DC; the conventional metro lines use instead an elevated [[third rail]] at 900&nbsp;V&nbsp;DC. They all use [[Standard-gauge railway|standard gauge]]. Conventional metro platforms are "high platforms", built flush with the floor of the metro compartments; ''premetro'' platforms are the same height, but with a lowered section at least as long as the longest tram, for compatibility with tramways which must be able to take passengers from the sidewalk of a street, or even from the street floor itself. Upgrading a line from ''premetro'' to metro service includes, among others, raising the whole platform to metro height and replacing the [[overhead line]] by a [[third rail]] power supply {{needs reference|date=October 2022}}.

===Metro===
There are four conventional metro lines and, {{As of|2008|lc=y}}, 59 stations (not including ''premetro'' stations). Most stations are underground, although some on lines 5 and 6 are at ground level. On 4 April 2009, the connection at [[Brussels-West station|Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation]] that enables line 2 to form a circular line was put into service. As a consequence, the metro network was significantly reorganised. The development plan for this change and related tram and bus network changes was approved by the Brussels-Capital Region in July 2005.

As of 4 April 2009, the four lines are as follows: 
* [[Brussels Metro line 1|Line 1]] from [[Brussels-West station|Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation]] to the west to [[Stockel/Stokkel metro station|Stockel/Stokkel]] at the east end (formerly part of line 1B);
* [[Brussels Metro line 2|Line 2]] is a loop starting and ending in [[Simonis metro station|Simonis]] via the eastern side of the [[Small Ring, Brussels|Small Ring]] (an extension of former line 2 from Delacroix north-bound to Simonis);
* [[Brussels Metro line 5|Line 5]] from [[Erasme/Erasmus metro station|Erasme/Erasmus]] to the south-west to [[Herrmann-Debroux metro station|Herrmann-Debroux]] to the south-east (combines parts of former lines 1A and 1B);
* [[Brussels Metro line 6|Line 6]] from [[King Baudouin metro station|Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn]] to the north-west to Simonis (including the loop of the newly extended line 2; combines the former line 2, the new connection, and a branch of the former line 1A).

{| class=wikitable style="margin: 1em auto;"
|- style="text-align: center;"
! style="width: 25%; border-bottom: 12px solid rgb(185,044,146);" | [[Brussels Metro line 1|Line 1 (M)]]
! style="width: 25%; border-bottom: 12px solid rgb(247,142,030);" | [[Brussels Metro line 2|Line 2 (M)]]
! style="width: 25%; border-bottom: 12px solid rgb(252,184,020);" | [[Brussels Metro line 5|Line 5 (M)]]
! style="width: 25%; border-bottom: 12px solid rgb(000,128,179);" | [[Brussels Metro line 6|Line 6 (M)]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <!-- [[Brussels Metro line 1|1 M]] -->
* '''[[Brussels-West station|Gare de l'Ouest / Weststation]]'''
* '''[[Stockel/Stokkel metro station|Stockel / Stokkel]]'''
| <!-- 2 M -->
* '''[[Simonis metro station|Simonis]]'''
* '''[[Simonis metro station|Elisabeth]]'''
| <!-- 5 M -->
* '''[[Erasme/Erasmus metro station|Erasme / Erasmus]]'''
* '''[[Herrmann-Debroux metro station|Herrmann-Debroux]]'''
| <!-- 6 M -->
* '''[[King Baudouin metro station|Roi Baudouin / Koning Boudewijn]]'''
* '''[[Simonis metro station|Elisabeth]]'''
|}

===Premetro===
{{Main|Brussels premetro}}
[[File:Metro-halleepoort.jpg|thumb|[[Porte de Hal metro station|Porte de Hal/Hallepoort station]] in 2006, showing overhead lines and "tramway" vs. "metro" platforms. Tramway line 90 does not exist anymore.]]

[[Brussels tram route 4|Line 4]] and [[Brussels tram route 10|Line 10]] are tram lines using the [[North–South Axis]] tunnel which crosses the city centre from [[Brussels-North railway station|Brussels-North]] via [[Brussels-South railway station|Brussels-South]] to [[Albert premetro station|Albert]]. Line 4 runs from Brussels-North to Stalle Parking in the south. Line 10 runs from Hôpital Militaire/Militair Hospitaal in the north to Churchill in the south. This North–South Axis is being upgraded to metro service; works have begun in 2019, including north-eastward prolongation of the metro tunnel, and the transition to conventional metro is foreseen for 2030.<ref>{{cite web |title=Construction of Brussels metro line 3 partially halted |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/517764/construction-of-brussels-metro-line-3-partially-halted |website=www.brusselstimes.com |publisher=The Brussels Times |access-date=17 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Brussels tram route 7|Line 7]] is the main line of the [[Greater Ring, Brussels|Greater Ring]], replacing [[Brussels tram route 23|Tram 23]] and [[Brussels tram route 24|Tram 24]] as of 14 March 2011. It services the [[Heysel/Heizel metro station|Heysel/Heizel]], runs under [[Laeken Park]] and then via the Greater Ring to the terminus of Line 10 to terminate one stop later at Vanderkindere for connections to tram lines 4, 10 and 92. The somewhat shorter [[Brussels tram route 25|Line 25]] also runs the Greater Ring ''premetro'', but with different termini at both ends, and the southern terminus connecting to [[Boondael railway station|Boondael/Boondaal railway station]].

{| class=wikitable style="margin: 1em auto;"
|- style="text-align: center;"
! style="width: 25%; border-bottom: 12px solid rgb(242,111,144)" | [[Brussels tram route 4|Line 4 (T)]]
! style="width: 25%; border-bottom: 12px solid rgb(255,255,5)" | [[Brussels tram route 7|Line 7 (T)]]
! style="width: 25%; border-bottom: 12px solid rgb(157,142,179)" | [[Brussels tram route 10|Line 10 (T)]]
! style="width: 25%; border-bottom: 12px solid rgb(153,31,54)" | [[Brussels tram route 25|Line 25 (T)]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
| <!--  4 T -->
* '''[[Brussels-North railway station|Gare du Nord / Noordstation]]'''
* '''Stalle Parking'''
| <!--  7 T -->
* '''[[Heysel/Heizel metro station|Heysel / Heizel]]'''
* '''Vanderkindere'''
| <!--  10 T -->
* '''Hôpital Militaire / Militair Hospitaal'''
* '''Churchill'''
| <!-- 25 T -->
* '''[[Rogier metro station|Rogier]]'''
* '''[[Boondael railway station|Gare de Boondael / Boondaal station]]'''
|}

==Ticketing==
MoBIB is the [[Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company|STIB/MIVB]] electronic smart card, introduced in 2007, replacing the discontinued paper tickets. It uses contactless technology based on the [[Calypso (electronic ticketing system)|Calypso]] system originally developed for [[RATP Group|Paris]] and is in some ways similar e.g. to the London's [[Oyster card]]. All metro stations, buses and trams have MoBIB readers.

There is a very wide range of ticket shares to meet different needs. The cost of travel with STIB/MIVB means of transport (metro, tram and bus) is calculated per hour. As long as the journey does not exceed one hour after the first validation of the ticket, it is possible, for example, to switch from a bus to a metro train within the STIB/MIVB network without paying a second time (i.e. a new validation is required but will not be charged). Each trip has a different cost depending on the type of support purchased. Passengers can purchase monthly passes, yearly passes, 1 and 10-trip tickets and daily and 3-day passes. These can be bought over the Internet, but require customers to have a smart card reader. GO vending machines accept coins, local and international chip and PIN credit and debit cards. 

Moreover, a complimentary interticketing system means that a combined STIB/MIVB ticket holder can also use the train network operated by [[National Railway Company of Belgium|NMBS/SNCB]] and/or long-distance buses and commuter services operated by [[De Lijn]] or [[TEC (transport)|TEC]], depending on the option. With this ticket, a single journey can include multiple stages across the different modes of transport and networks.

Following a successful trial in 2019, and expedited by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], it is now possible to pay for STIB/MIVB journeys using a contactless bank card.

==Rolling stock==
The Brussels Metro is served by 217 carriages of M1-M5 series, manufactured by [[La Brugeoise et Nivelles]], [[Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi|ACEC]], [[Bombardier Transportation]], [[Alstom]] and [[Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles|CAF]] and delivered between 1976 and 1999, as well as 21 six-car trainsets of the new M6 series (also known as "Boa"), manufactured by CAF and delivered between 2007 and 2012. A new train type known as M7 series was commissioned on lines 1 and 5 in 2021 and will support full automation.

==Future==
A new [[Brussels Metro line 3|metro line 3]] is being created from [[Brussels-North railway station|Brussels-North]] through [[Schaerbeek]] towards [[Bordet railway station|Bordet]]. The plan was finally approved in 2013, aiming to start construction in 2018 and operation in 2022.<ref>{{cite news|date=1 March 2013|title=Go ahead for northern metro extension 
|publisher=Flanders News.be|url=http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/Brussels/130301_metro |access-date=15 November 2013}}</ref> Eventually, this would be linked up with a new southbound line to [[Uccle]] (Héros/Helden), which will not be finished before 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro naar Ukkel tegen 2025 |publisher=Brusselnieuws.be |date=25 July 2012 |access-date=30 July 2012 |url=http://www.brusselnieuws.be/artikel/%E2%80%98metro-naar-ukkel-tegen-2025 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727091941/http://www.brusselnieuws.be/artikel/%E2%80%98metro-naar-ukkel-tegen-2025 |archive-date=27 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2021, the ''premetro'' line from Brussels-North to [[Albert premetro station|Albert]], the route of tram lines 3 and 4, is being upgraded and will be incorporated into the new metro line 3. The present [[Lemonnier premetro station|Lemonnier station]] will be replaced by a new station named after [[Toots Thielemans]] under the {{lang|fr|Avenue de Stalingrad|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Stalingradlaan|italic=no}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bruzz.be/samenleving/vergunning-aangevraagd-voor-nieuw-metrostation-grondwet-2015-12-25|title=Vergunning aangevraagd voor nieuw metrostation Grondwet|website=www.bruzz.be}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Trains|Belgium}}
* [[Brusseline]] (typeface)
* [[Brussels Regional Express Network]]
* [[List of Brussels Metro stations]]
* [[List of metro systems]]
* [[Métro Léger de Charleroi]]
* [[Trams in Brussels]]
* [[Transport in Brussels]]

==References==

===Citations===
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
* {{cite book|last=Demey|first=Thierry|title=Les transports publics bruxellois|location=Brussels|language=fr|publisher=Badeaux|year=2019|isbn=978-2-930609-06-5}}

==External links==
{{Commons and category}}
* [https://www.stib-mivb.be/index.htm?l=en STIB-MIVB official website]
* [https://www.stib-mivb.be/irj/go/km/docs/guid/803691c5-985c-3910-96aa-c7afa3346d7f Official Metro map]
* [http://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/brussel_map.htm To-scale map] at CityRailTransit
* [https://www.urbanrail.net/eu/be/brux/brussels.htm Brussels Metro map] at UrbanRail.net
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060411173611/http://metro-de-bruxelles.blogspot.com/ Photos: Métro de Bruxelles] {{in lang|fr}}
* Proposed network : [http://www.mivb.be/irj/go/km/docs/STIB-MIVB/INTERNET/attachments/2020/MIVB2020_mapN.pdf] {{in lang|nl}} / [http://www.stib.be/irj/go/km/docs/STIB-MIVB/INTERNET/attachments/2020/STIB2020_mapF.pdf] {{in lang|fr}}
* [https://www.metro3.be/fr Website with information on future "line 3" ]{{in lang|fr|nl}}

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