Brussels Metro

Name Brussels Metro
Opening times 5am-1am
Address N/A
URL http://www.stib.irisnet.be
Telephone number +32 0 900 10 310
Type Metro

The Brussels Metro is operated by Societé des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB), which is also responsible for Brussels Tram network.
The Brussels Metro system started as a pre-metro system in 1976, with important sections of underground tunnels used by various tram routes.
Currently it covers an area of 40.5km, which spreads from the city centre to Brussels’ suburbs.
The Metro is at its speediest when it goes underground to form what is sometimes called the pre-metro (when it’s not underground it’s referred to as tram).
This part of the system runs underneath the heart of the city from Bruxelles-Nord, through De Brouckère and Bourse, to Bruxelles-Midi, Porte de Hal and on to St Gilles.
Trams run throughout the network every seven minutes.
The first tram tunnel runs from east to west and it’s currently known as Metro Line 1 (between Schuman and De Brouckere).
Line 1 was opened in 1969 between Schuman and De Brouckere and it was subsequently extended to Lines 1A and 1B (from Bizet to Erasme Hospital).
A second section, between Madou and Port de Namur, is known as Line 2. Its extension, added seven years ago, is Line 2B (from Clemenceau to Beekkant via Delacroix)
There are currently ongoing expansions and upgrades to the Metro, tram, bus and rail networks. Moreover, all Metro stations around Brussels will be upgraded and they will be equipped with special elevators for people with reduced mobility.