Tram route 5 (Antwerp)

Tram route 5
Itinerary of tram route 5
Overview
Locale	Antwerp
Termini	Linkeroever P+R Wijnegem Fortveld
Stations	29
Color on map	white text on dark red background
Service
Type	tram
System	Antwerp tram network
Operator(s)	De Lijn
Rolling stock	HermeLijn
History
Opened	March 4, 2006
Technical
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Route map Legend Wijnegem Fortveld Schijnbeemden Wijnegem Shopping Center Ertbrugge Havik Ruggeveld Frans Van Dijck Van Overmeire Ruggeveldlaan Hermans Antwerp Stadion Clara Snellings Craeybeckx Confortalei Lakborslei Ten Eekhove Sportpaleis Schijnpoort Handel Elisabeth Astrid , Antwerp Central Station Opera Meir Groenplaats Van Eeden Halewijn A. Van Cauwelaert Sporthal Regatta P+R Linkeroever

Tram route 5 is a tram route in Antwerp running from Linkeroever to Wijnegem that is operated by the Flemish transport company De Lijn. The modern route was put into service on March 4, 2006, initially connecting Linkeroever with Deurne. The tram route uses the Antwerp pre-metro between the stations Van Eeden and Schijnpoort.^[1] On April 14, it was extended from the Wim Saerensplein in Deurne to the Wijnegem Fortveld terminus.

It is the second Antwerp tram route to use the number 5. The route's number is written in white on a dark red background. On the 1st of November 2017 this line was busier than usual.