Brussels Metro line 5

Brussels Metro line 5
Map of line 5 in Brussels
Overview
Native nameFrench: Ligne 5
Dutch: Metrolijn 5
LocaleBrussels
Termini
Connecting lines
Stations28
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBrussels Metro
Operator(s)STIB/MIVB
Rolling stockU4, U5, BOA M6 (sometimes)
History
Opened4 April 2009; 15 years ago (2009-04-04)
Technical
Line length17.3 km (10.7 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification900 V DC (third rail)
Line 5
Erasme/Erasmus
Eddy Merckx
CERIA/COOVI
La Roue/Het Rad
Bizet
Veeweyde/Veeweide
Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido
Aumale
Jacques Brel/Molenbeek Depot
Jacques Brel
Brussels-West
(Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation)
Beekkant
Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers
Comte de Flandre/
Graaf van Vlaanderen
Brussels-Charleroi Canal
Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne
De Brouckère 34
Brussels Central
(Gare Centrale/Centraal Station)
Parc/Park
Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet
Maelbeek/Maalbeek
Schuman
Merode
Thieffry
Pétillon
Hankar
Delta
Delta Depot
Beaulieu
Demey
Herrmann-Debroux
Key
metro lines
premetro lines
SNCB lines

Line 5 is a rapid transit line on the Brussels Metro in Belgium operated by STIB/MIVB. It connects Herrmann-Debroux in the south-east of Brussels to Erasme/Erasmus in the south-west via the city centre. It has existed in its current form since 4 April 2009, when the section of former line 1A between Beekkant and Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn was replaced by the section of former line 1B between Beekkant and Erasme. Starting from Herrmann-Debroux, the line crosses the municipalities of Auderghem, Etterbeek, City of Brussels, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Koekelberg and Anderlecht. It serves 28 metro stations and has a common section with line 1 between Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation and Merode, and with lines 2 and 6 between Gare de l'Ouest and Beekkant. At Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet, the line also connects with lines 2 and 6. Railway connections are possible at Brussels-Central, Brussels-Schuman, Merode and Brussels-West.

The first section of this line was built in the late 1960s between Schuman and De Brouckère, but was served by trams.[1] The first metro was brought into service on 20 September 1976, and the existing underground section was extended up to Tomberg on former line 1B, and up to Beaulieu on former line 1A.[2] Line 1A was further expanded eastwards, to Demey in 1977 and to Herrmann-Debroux in 1985. The line was also expanded westwards, to Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne in 1977, to Beekkant in 1981, to Bockstael in 1982, to Heysel/Heizel in 1985 and to Roi Baudouin in 1998.

  1. ^ "Historique: De 1960 à 1969 (Archive)". STIB (in French). Archived from the original on 25 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Historique: De 1970 à 1979 (Archive)". STIB (in French). Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)