Brussels buses
Encyclopedia
The Brussels buses network is complementary to the rail network in Brussels
, Belgium
, which is made of trams
, metros
and train
s. Brussels buses are operated by STIB/MIVB
, a public transport company. It has 50 bus routes and 11 night routes, which run on Friday and Saturday night.
Some buses from Flemish
transport company De Lijn
and Walloon transport company TEC
also ride in Brussels but are not part of the same bus system.
to the Ixelles town hall. It was then stopped in 1913. Other buses were set in service from 1920 on, and in 1926 Les Autobus Bruxellois, a bus company, was founded to operate the bus network. In 1955, one year after the STIB was founded, it takes over Les Autobus Bruxellois and operates the bus network, made of 3 bus routes and 1 trolleybus
route. The STIB expands the network and in 1964, it is 185 km long. The rolling stock is renewed in 1972 and in 1991 with a new yellow livery. In 2003 the STIB tests its first night bus route named N71
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, which is made of trams
Brussels trams
The Brussels tram system is one of the ten largest in the world, carrying some 75.6 million passengers in 2009. Its development demonstrates many of the quandaries that face local public transport planners...
, metros
Brussels Metro
The Brussels Metro is a rapid transit system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It consists of a network with four metro line services with some shared sections. The metro has 49.9 km of network and 59 stations...
and train
Train
A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate...
s. Brussels buses are operated by STIB/MIVB
Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company
The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company is the local public transport operator in Brussels, Belgium...
, a public transport company. It has 50 bus routes and 11 night routes, which run on Friday and Saturday night.
Some buses from Flemish
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
transport company De Lijn
De Lijn
Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn , usually known as simply De Lijn , is a company run by the Flemish government in Belgium to provide public transportation, similar to the way in which Belgian railroads or the postal system is run. It runs about 3650 buses and 359 trams...
and Walloon transport company TEC
TEC (transport)
Société Régionale Wallonne du Transport , is responsible for the supervision, strategic planning and marketing of a group of five regional public transport companies branded as TEC or "Transport En Commun" in Wallonia, Belgium. It is primarily a bus operator, but also operates the Charleroi tram...
also ride in Brussels but are not part of the same bus system.
History
The first motor buses were used in Brussels in 1907, with one route connecting the Brussels Stock ExchangeBrussels Stock Exchange
The Brussels Stock Exchange was founded in Brussels, Belgium, by Napoleonic decree in 1801. On September 22, 2000, the BSE merged with Paris Bourse, Lisbon Stock Exchange and the stock exchanges of Amsterdam, to form Euronext N.V., the first pan-European exchange for equities and derivatives,...
to the Ixelles town hall. It was then stopped in 1913. Other buses were set in service from 1920 on, and in 1926 Les Autobus Bruxellois, a bus company, was founded to operate the bus network. In 1955, one year after the STIB was founded, it takes over Les Autobus Bruxellois and operates the bus network, made of 3 bus routes and 1 trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
route. The STIB expands the network and in 1964, it is 185 km long. The rolling stock is renewed in 1972 and in 1991 with a new yellow livery. In 2003 the STIB tests its first night bus route named N71
Routes
As of march 14 2011, the following routes are operated:- route 12: from Brussels AirportBrussels AirportBrussels Airport is an international airport northeast of Brussels, Belgium. The airport is partially in Zaventem and partially in the Diegem area of Machelen, both located in the Flemish Region of Belgium.Brussels Airport currently consists of 54 contact gates, and a total of 109 gates...
to the Brussels-Luxembourg railway station (runs from Monday to Friday until 8.00 pm) - route 13: from UZ Brussel to Simonis metro stationSimonis metro stationThe Simonis Metro Station is a station on the Brussels Metro serving lines 2 and 6 via two different levels called Elisabeth and Leopold II. It opened on 6 October 1982 and is situated at the end of Boulevard Léopold II. It is close to Elizabeth Park and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart...
(runs until 8.00 pm) - route 14: from UZ Brussel to Brussels-North railway stationBrussels-North railway stationBruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels; the other two are Brussels Central and Brussels South...
(runs until 8.00 pm) - route 15: from UZ Brussel to Brussels-North railway station (runs after 8.00 pm)
- route 17: from Heiligenborre to Beaulieu metro stationBeaulieu metro stationBeaulieu Metro Station is one of the Brussels metro stations on the eastern branch of line 5 and was opened in 1976. Until 1977 it was the eastern terminus of what was line 1A, when the extension to Demey station was opened. In 1985 the line was further extended to Herrmann-Debroux. In April 2009...
(runs from Monday to Saturday until 8.00 pm) - route 20: from Hunderenveld to Etangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers metro stationÉtangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers metro stationThe Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers Metro Station is one of the metro stations on lines 1 and 5 of the Brussels Metro. It was opened in 1981 and its name translates into English as the "Black Ponds". It is located at the borough of Sint-Jans-Molenbeek....
- route 21: from Brussels Airport to Ducale (runs only between Ducale and Lekaerts or Ducale and NATO before 8.00 pm on weekdays, runs Ducale to Brussels Airport after 8.00 pm on weekdays and during weekends and holidays)
- route 22: from Montgomery station to Brussels-Luxembourg railway station (runs from Monday to Friday before 8.00 pm)
- route 27: from Andromède/Andromeda to Brussels-South railway station
- route 28: from Konkel to Brabançonne
- route 29: from Hof ten Berg to De Brouckère metro station
- route 34: from Sainte-Anne/Sint-Anna to Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro stationPorte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro stationThe Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro station is an Brussels metro station on the southern segment of line 2. It opened as a premetro on 20 December 1970 and became a heavy metro on 2 October 1988. The station is located under the small ring in the municipality of Ixelles.-External links:* ,...
(runs only Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort - Rondpoint du Souverain/Vorstrondpunt after 8.00 pm) - route 36: from Konkel to Schuman stationSchuman stationSchuman station is a railway and metro station in the City of Brussels. The metro station opened in 1969 and serves the European quarter of Brussels.-Metro:...
- route 38: from Héros/Helden to De Brouckère
- route 41: from Transvaal to Héros/Helden
- route 42: from Viaduc E40European route E40European route E 40 is the longest European route, more than long, connecting Calais in France via Belgium, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan, with Ridder in Kazakhstan near the border to China....
/Viaduct E40 to Musée du tram/Trammuseum - route 43: from Observatoire/Sterrenwacht to Kauwberg
- route 45: from Saint-Vincent/Sint-Vincentius to Roodebeek metro stationRoodebeek metro stationRoodebeek metro station is a Brussels metro station on line 1. It is located in the municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert / Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe and opened on 7 May 1982.The station serves the Woluwe Shopping Centre and a bus interchange....
(runs from Monday to Saturday) - route 46: from Moortebeek to De Brouckère
- route 47: from VilvoordeVilvoordeVilvoorde is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the city of Vilvoorde proper with its two outlying quarters of Koningslo and Houtem and the small town of Peutie...
railway station to De Brouckère (runs only Vilvoorde-Heembeek during peak hours, weekends and holidays, where connecting tram lines 3Brussels tram route 3The Brussels premetro- and tramline 3 connects the stop Esplanade with the stop Churchill in Ukkel/Uccle. The line was temporarily disbanded, but returned in service on 30 June 2008...
and 23Brussels tram route 23The Brussels tram route 23 was a Brussels tram route operated by STIB/MIVB in Brussels, Belgium. It ran between Vanderkindere, which was also the terminus for tram route 24 and where passengers could commute with tram routes 3, 4 and 92, and the Heysel/Heizel metro station, which offers transit...
stop) - route 48: from Uccle-Stalle railway stationUccle-Stalle railway stationThe Uccle-Stalle railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Uccle in Brussels, Belgium. The station is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium and located on line 124 between the stations of Forest-East and Uccle-Calevoet...
to Anneessens - route 49: from Bockstael railway stationBockstael railway stationThe Bockstael railway station is a railway station in Brussels, Belgium operated by the SNCB/NMBS. It opened in 1982 to replace the Laeken railway station. The station is located in the City of Brussels on the Belgian railway line 50, between the Brussels-North and Jette railway station...
to Brussels-South staion - route 50: from Lot railway station to Brussels-South station
- route 53: from the military hospital to UZ Brussel (runs only Val Maria to UZ Brussel after 8.00 pm and on weekends and holidays)
- route 54: from Brussels-Luxembourg to Forest-Centre/Vorst-Centrum
- route 57: from the military hospital to Brussels-North (runs only at peak hours from Monday to Friday)
- route 58: from Vilvoorde railway station to Yser/IJzer metro stationYser/IJzer metro stationThe Yser/IJzer metro station is an Brussels metro station on the northern segment of line 2. It opened on 2 October 1988 and is located under the small ring between Place Yser/IJzerplein and Porte d'Anvers/Antwerpsepoort in the municipality of the City of Brussels.-External links:* , bsubway.net...
(runs only until 10.00 pm) - route 59: from Bordet railway stationBordet railway stationThe Bordet railway station is a railway station in Brussels, Belgium. It is located on the line 26 between the stations of Haren and Evere. The station is located in the municipality of Evere, next to the border with the City of Brussels, at the crossroad between the Chaussée de...
to the Etterbeek-Ixelles hospital/Ziekenhuis Etterbeek-Elsene - route 60: from Uccle-Calevoet railway stationUccle-Calevoet railway stationThe Uccle-Calevoet railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Uccle in Brussels, Belgium. The station is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium and located on line 124 between the stations of Uccle-Stalle and Linkebeek...
to Ambiorix - route 61: from Montgomery to Brussels-North
- route 63: from the Brussels cemetery to De Brouckère
- route 64: from MachelenMachelenMachelen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Diegem and Machelen proper. On January 1, 2006 Machelen had a total population of 12,500...
to Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort - route 65: from Bourget to Brussels-Central railway station (runs only NATO to Brussels Central during non-peak horus)
- route 66: from Péage/Tol to De Brouckère
- route 69: from Jules Bordet to Schaerbeek railway station (runs only at peak hours from Monday to Friday)
- route 71: from Delta railway station to De Brouckère
- route 72: from ADEPS to Devèze-ULB
- route 75: from Bon Air/Goede Lucht to CERIA/COOVI metro stationCERIA/COOVI metro stationCERIA/COOVI is a station on the Brussels metro, served by the western branch of line 5.It opened on 15 September 2003 as part of the extension including the stations Erasmus, Eddy Merckx and La Roue...
- route 76: from Oppem to Crainhem/Kraainem metro stationCrainhem/Kraainem metro stationKraainem/Crainhem is a Brussels metro station in the municipality of Woluwe-St.-Lambert/St.-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Brussels. Since 4 April 2009 the station has been served by Metro line 1 ....
(runs only from Monday to Saturday) - route 77: from Hippodrome to Kraainem (runs only at peak hours from Monday to Friday)
- route 78: from Humanité/Humaniteit to Brussels-South (runs from Monday to Friday until 8.00 pm)
- route 79: from Crainhm/Kraainem to Schuman
- route 80: from Maes to Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort
- route 84: from Heysel/Heizel metro station to Beekkant metro stationBeekkant metro stationBeekkant Metro Station on the west-side the Brussels is served by lines 1, 2, 5 & 6 of the Brussels Metro. The station is located in the borough of Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, running parallel to a railway used for freight trains and in 2010 again as suburban railway line of the future Brussels RER...
- route 86: from Machtens to Brussels-Central
- route 87: from Berchem-Sainte-Agathe railway stationBerchem-Sainte-Agathe railway stationThe Berchem-Sainte-Agathe railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe in Brussels, Belgium. The station operated by the SNCB/NMBS is located on the line 50, which connects the Brussels-North railway station to the Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station between the...
to Simonis - route 88: from Heysel to De Brouckère
- route 89: from Westland Shopping to Bockstael
- route 95: from Heiligenborre to Anneessens (runs only Wiener - Anneessesns weekdays before 8.00pm)
- route 98: from CERIA/COOVI to Héros/Helden