Brussels tram route 3
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The Brussels
premetro- and tramline 3 connects the stop Esplanade (on the borders of Neder-Over-Heembeek
, Laken / Laeken and Strombeek-Bever
) with the stop Churchill in Ukkel/Uccle. The line was temporarily disbanded, but returned in service on 30 June 2008. The colour of the line is lime-green.
- Rogier
- De Brouckère - Beurs/Bourse - Anneessens
- Lemonnier
- Zuidstation/Gare du Midi - Hallepoort/Porte de Hal
- Sint-Gillis Voorplein/Parvis de Saint-Gilles - Horta - Albert
- Berkendaal - Vanderkindere - Churchill.
This line was taken out of service for a while. It returned however on 30 June 2008 in a renewed form.
Only the tram lines 3 and 4
remain in the North-South Axis
that runs underneath the city centre during the daytime. In the evening, the North-South axis is serviced by tram lines 3, 31, 32 and 33. Both lines 3 and 4 have a 6-minutes schedule during rush hour and are serviced by the modern low-floor trams (T3000 and T4000).
On August 31, 2009 the lines 3 and 4 changed its northern terminuses. Where line 3 used to end at the North station, it now continues all the way to Esplanade, while the line 4 route was shortened to the North Station. Because of this, the very long route of tram 4 and the short route of tram 3 are now equalized.
After its return in 2008, the line is serviced by the modern low-floor trams only, mostly of the T4000 type.
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
premetro- and tramline 3 connects the stop Esplanade (on the borders of Neder-Over-Heembeek
Neder-over-Heembeek
Neder-over-Heembeek is a northern part of the City of Brussels municipality in Belgium. It is a commune which lost its municipality status when it was merged with the City of Brussels....
, Laken / Laeken and Strombeek-Bever
Strombeek-Bever
Strombeek-Bever is an urbanised town with about 11,500 inhabitants in the municipality of Grimbergen, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. A suburb on the north side of Brussels, it is separated from Grimbergen proper by the R0 ring road around the city...
) with the stop Churchill in Ukkel/Uccle. The line was temporarily disbanded, but returned in service on 30 June 2008. The colour of the line is lime-green.
Route
Esplanade - Meise - De Wand - De Wand - Araucaria - Braambosjes - Heembeek - Van Praet - Werkhuizenkaai/Quai des Usines - Mabru - Jules de Trooz - Masui - Thomas - Noordstation/Gare du NordBrussels-North railway station
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels; the other two are Brussels Central and Brussels South...
- Rogier
Rogier metro station
The Rogier metro station is an Brussels metro station on the northern segment of line 2 which also serves tram lines on the north-south axis. It opened as a premetro on 18 August 1974 and became a full metro station on 2 October 1988...
- De Brouckère - Beurs/Bourse - Anneessens
Anneessens premetro station
The Anneessens premetro station is an underground tram station in the municipality of the City of Brussels in the city center of Brussels, Belgium. The station is located under the Anneessens square along the Maurice Lemonnier boulevard. It is on the North-South Axis, a tram tunnel crossing the...
- Lemonnier
Lemonnier premetro station
The Lemonnier premetro station is an underground tram station in the City of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. It is located near the crossroad between the Maurice Lemonnier boulevard and the small ring road. It is part of the North-South Axis tunnel which crosses the city center from the Brussels-North...
- Zuidstation/Gare du Midi - Hallepoort/Porte de Hal
Porte de Hal/Hallepoort metro station
The Porte de Hal/Hallepoort metro station is an Brussels metro station on the southern segment of line 2. It was opened to premetro trams on 2 October 1988 and line 2 of the metro reached the station 3 December 1993 .It is located under the small ring in the municipality of Saint-Gilles /...
- Sint-Gillis Voorplein/Parvis de Saint-Gilles - Horta - Albert
Albert premetro station
The Albert premetro station is an underground tram station located at the border between the municipalities of Saint-Gilles and Forest in Brussels, Belgium. The station is at the crossroad between the Avenue Albert/Albertlaan on the greater ring road and the Chaussée d'Alsemberg/Alsembergsesteenweg...
- Berkendaal - Vanderkindere - Churchill.
Interesting
The line is named 3, after the originally planned metro line 3, which was planned to service most of the current route of tram line 3.This line was taken out of service for a while. It returned however on 30 June 2008 in a renewed form.
Only the tram lines 3 and 4
Brussels tram route 4
The tram route 4 in Brussels, Belgium is a tram route operated by the STIB/MIVB, which connects the Stalle car park in the southern municipality of Uccle to the Brussels-North railway station in the municipality of Schaerbeek. It was created on July 2, 2007 as a new route between the Esplanade and...
remain in the North-South Axis
North-South Axis
The North–South Axis is a tram tunnel in Brussels, Belgium, which crosses the city center from North to South starting at the Brussels-North railway station to the Albert premetro station. The first section of this tunnel was first opened on October 4, 1976 between the Brussels-North railway...
that runs underneath the city centre during the daytime. In the evening, the North-South axis is serviced by tram lines 3, 31, 32 and 33. Both lines 3 and 4 have a 6-minutes schedule during rush hour and are serviced by the modern low-floor trams (T3000 and T4000).
On August 31, 2009 the lines 3 and 4 changed its northern terminuses. Where line 3 used to end at the North station, it now continues all the way to Esplanade, while the line 4 route was shortened to the North Station. Because of this, the very long route of tram 4 and the short route of tram 3 are now equalized.
Material
Before the line was taken out of service for a while, the line was serviced by both the modern low-floor trams (the T3000 and T4000) as well as the older two-part PCC-trams (T7700 and T7800).After its return in 2008, the line is serviced by the modern low-floor trams only, mostly of the T4000 type.
External links
- Translated from: nl:Tramlijn 3 (Brussel)