Brussels Metro line 5

Line 5 on the Brussels Metro is a rapid transit line operated by STIB/MIVB, which connects Herrmann-Debroux at the south-east of Brussels to Erasme/Erasmus at the south-west via the city centre. It exists in its current form since April 4, 2009, when the section of former line 1A between Beekkant and King Baudouin 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 Mérode station, and with lines 2 and 6 between West station and Beekkant. At Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet the line also connects with lines 2 and 6. Railway connections are possible at Brussels-Central railway station, Schuman station, Mérode and West station.

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)Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company
Rolling stockU4, U5, BOA M6 (sometimes)
History
Opened4 April 2009 (2009-04-04)
Technical
Line length17.3 km (10.7 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification900 V DC (Third rail)
Line 5
 Erasme/Erasmus
 Eddy Merckx
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R0
Brussels Ring Road
 CERIA/COOVI
 La Roue/Het Rad
 Bizet
 Veeweyde/Veeweide
 Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido
 Aumale
Jacques Brel/Molenbeek Depot
 Jacques Brel
Line 2 & Line 6 to Elisabeth
Brussels-West
(Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation)
126
Beekkant 126
Line 2 & Line 6 to Simonis
 Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers 1
Comte de Flandre/
Graaf van Vlaanderen
1
Brussels-Charleroi Canal
 Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne 1
 De Brouckère 134
Brussels Central
(Gare Centrale/Centraal Station)
1
Parc/Park
 Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet 126
 Maelbeek/Maalbeek 1
 Schuman 1
Merode 1
Line 1 to Stockel/Stokkel
 Thieffry
 Pétillon
 Hankar
 Delta
Delta Depot
Beaulieu
 Demey
 Herrmann-Debroux
Key
 metro lines
 premetro lines
 SNCB lines

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

References
  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)
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