Brussels tram route 3

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STIB/MIVB Route 3
Esplanade – Churchill
T4014 at Berkendael/Berkendaal
Overview
System	Brussels tramway network
Operator	STIB/MIVB
Depot	Haren, Ixelles
Vehicle	T3000, T4000
Status	Disbanded
Began service	30 June 2008 (2008-06-30)
Ended service	23 September 2024 (2024-09-23)
Route
Locale	Brussels, Belgium
Communities served	Schaerbeek City of Brussels Saint-Gilles Forest Uccle
Start	Esplanade
Via	North–South Axis
End	Churchill
Length	13.5 km (8.4 mi)
Service
Journey time	46 minutes
Route map ←   {{{system_nav}}}  Route 4 →

The premetro and tram route 3, was a tram route operated by STIB/MIVB, which connected the Esplanade stop (on the borders of Neder-Over-Heembeek, Laeken and Strombeek-Bever) with the Churchill stop in the southern municipality of Uccle. The line was named after the planned Metro line 3, which is set to service most of the former route of tram line 3. The colour of the signage for this line was lime-green. On 23 September 2024, the line was permanently disbanded, with most of its route being taken over by the new line 10. A further tram line 35 was established, taking over the Esplanade–Van Praet portion of line 3 and continuing on to a new terminus at Bienfaiteurs/Weldoeners.^[1]

Following its disbandment, only tram lines 4 and 10 remain in the North–South Axis that runs underneath the Pentagon (Brussels' city centre). Both lines 4 and 10 have a 6-minute schedule during rush hour and are serviced by the modern low-floor trams (Bombardier T3000 and T4000).