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Brussels Tram Route 82
The tram route 82 in Brussels, Belgium is a tram route operated by the STIB/MIVB, which connects the Berchem-Sainte-Agathe railway station in Sint-Agatha-Berchem to the Drogenbos Castle in the Flemish municipality of Drogenbos. After 8.00pm, the route terminates at Brussels-South railway station, with connections to Drogenbos provided by tram route 32.http://www.stib-mivb.be/irj/go/km/docs/horaires/82/Horaires/20200106/FR_HL_82_20200106_Col.pdf Starting from the Berchem railway station, with the terminus on the ''Place de la Gare/Stationplein'', the route runs on the ''Chaussée de Gand/Gentsesteenweg'' towards Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, crossing the ''Avenue Charles Quint/Keizer Karellaan'', the Dr. Schweitzer square where the route crosses the tram route 19 and the ''Boulevard Louis Mettewie/Louis Mettewielaan'' past the Molenbeek-Saint-Jean cemetery. The route then turns right on the ''Avenue Brigade Piron/Brigade Pironlaan'', crosses the Marie-José park via the ''Avenue Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels-West Station
Brussels-West Station (french: Gare de l'Ouest, nl, Weststation) is a multimodal transport hub located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, in the western part of Brussels, Belgium. The metro station opened on 6 October 1982 as part of the Beekkant– Saint Guidon/Sint-Guido extension of former line 1B. Following the reorganisation of the Brussels Metro on 4 April 2009, it is served by lines 1, 2, 5 and 6. History The train station was initially opened in 1872 on the western orbital railroad of Brussels, line 28. It used to be an extensive goods yard, with the station building located close to the current location of Beekkant metro station. After the closure of the goods yard, the platforms were moved south. The train station was closed for passengers in 1984, but reopened in December 2009 in the framework of the Brussels Regional Express Network (RER/GEN) project. From 6 October 1982, the station was also served by the former line 1B of the Brussels Metro. Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PCC 7900
The PCC (Presidents' Conference Committee) is a streetcar (tram) design that was first built in the United States in the 1930s. The design proved successful in its native country, and after World War II it was licensed for use elsewhere in the world where PCC based cars were made. The PCC car has proved to be a long-lasting icon of streetcar design, and many remain in service around the world. Origins The "PCC" initialism originated from the design committee formed in 1929 as the "Presidents' Conference Committee", renamed the "Electric Railway Presidents' Conference Committee" (ERPCC) in 1931. The group's membership consisted primarily of representatives of several large operators of U.S. urban electric street railways plus potential manufacturers. Three interurban lines and at least one "heavy rail", or rapid transit, operator—Chicago Rapid Transit Company—were represented as well. Also included on the membership roll were manufacturers of surface cars (streetcars) and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Tram Route 83
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brussels co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemonnier Premetro Station
Lemonnier premetro station is a ''premetro'' (underground tram) station in central Brussels, Belgium, located near the crossroads between the / and the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road). The station in part of the North–South Axis, a tram tunnel crossing the city centre between Brussels-North railway station and Albert premetro station. Additional tunnel exits exist at the Brussels-South railway station Brussels-South railway station (french: Gare de Bruxelles-Midi, nl, Station Brussel-Zuid, IATA code: ZYR), officially Brussels-South (french: Bruxelles-Midi, link=no, nl, Brussel-Zuid, link=no), is a major railway station in Brussels, Belgium ..., as well as at the Lemonnier premetro station, allowing trams to leave or enter the tunnel at those points. Currently, tram routes 51 and 82 enter the tunnel at Lemonnier towards the south. Tram routes 3 and 4, as well as evening routes 31, and 32 also stop at Lemonnier. The station is decorated with paintings by Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Tram Route 51
The tram route 51 in Brussels, Belgium is a tram route operated by the STIB/MIVB, which connects the Heysel metro station in the City of Brussels to the Van Haelen stop in the municipality of Uccle. The route runs North-South, crossing the municipalities of the City of Brussels, Jette, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, the City of Brussels again, Saint-Gilles, Forest and Uccle. Currently, service is interrupted between ''Gare du Midi/Zuidstation'' and ''Altitude Cent/Hoogt Hondred'' due to construction work at Albert station. Starting from the ''Stade/Stadion'' tram stop the route runs along the tram route 23 on a proper route parallel to the ''Boulevard du Centenaire/Eeuwfeestlaan'' up to the ''Centenaire/Eeuwfeest'' stop. At this point the route 23 turns left and the route 51 turns right, joining the tram route 19 on the ''Avenue Jean Sobieski/Jan Sobieskilaan''. The route then follows the ''Boulevard de Smet de Naeyer/De Smet de Naeyerlaan'', connecting with the Brussels Metro again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Ring (Brussels)
The Small Ring (french: Petite Ceinture, nl, Kleine Ring) inner ring road, formally R20 and N0 is a series of roadways in central Brussels, Belgium, surrounding the historic city centre. The city centre is usually defined as the area within the Small Ring; this area is called the Pentagon due to its pentagonal shape. The pentagon forms the core of the City of Brussels municipality. The road was built on the site of the 14th-century second walls of Brussels, after they had been torn down. During the second stage of the covering of the Senne in the 20th century, the river was diverted to underneath the western boulevards of the ring. This freed up the main tunnels that had contained the water to allow construction of the Brussels premetro with minimal disruption of the surface. The Small Ring is about 8 km long. It is surrounded by the Greater Ring, which runs about 30 km and by the Ring (about 80 km). The road passes through tunnels allowing vehicles to avoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninove Gate
Ninove () is a city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is situated on the river Dender, and is part of the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Ninove proper and since the 1976 merger of the towns of , , , , Meerbeke, , , , , and . On 1 January 2018 Ninove had a total population of 38,692. The total area is 72.57 km2 which gives a population density of 533 inhabitants per km2. History The oldest version of the name "Ninove", ''Neonifus'' dates from the 9th century. Later versions of the city name were ''Ninive'' and ''Nineve''. The current version of the city name dates from the 14th century. The origin of the city name is not clear. There are two theories about the origin. One states that name is from Roman origin, the other states that it is of Frankish origin. The meaning of the name, however, is known. Ninove means "nieuw weiland" or in English, "new pasture". During Roman rule, Ninove was a small settlement l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Metro
The Brussels Metro (french: Métro de Bruxelles, nl, Brusselse metro) is a rapid transit system serving a large part of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. It consists of four conventional metro lines and three ''premetro'' lines. The metro-grade lines are M1, M2, M5, and M6 with some shared sections, covering a total of , with 59 metro-only stations. The ''premetro'' network consists of three tram lines (T3, T4, and T7) that partly travel over underground sections that were intended to be eventually converted into metro lines. Underground stations in the ''premetro'' network use the same design as metro stations. A few short underground tramway sections exist, so there is a total of of underground metro and tram network. There are a total of 69 metro and ''premetro'' stations as of 2011. Most of the common section of the first two metro lines (between De Brouckère metro station and Schuman station) was inaugurated on 17 December 1969 as ''premetro'' tramways, converte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Cemetery
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Cemetery (french: Cimetière de Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, nl, Begraafplaats van Sint-Jans-Molenbeek) is a cemetery belonging to Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels, Belgium, where the municipality's inhabitants have the right to be buried. It is located at 539, /, in the west of the municipality. The ensemble extends over . The cemetery was inaugurated on 16 August 1864 to replace the old parish cemetery around the Church of St. John the Baptist, which had become too small, and whose last remains were cleared in 1932. Today, it concentrates a considerable protected heritage, including funeral galleries and a columbarium initially imagined for Laeken Cemetery and built in 1880, as well as several chapels. Main sights The cemetery houses fine examples of 19th-century funerary art. Examples include: * the burial galleries and columbarium from 1880, spurred on by Émile Bockstael, after his earlier initiative at Laeken Cemetery * the Art Nouveau funerary monume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Tram Route 19
The tram route 19 in Brussels, Belgium is a tram route operated by the STIB/MIVB, which connects the Flemish town of Groot-Bijgaarden in the municipality of Dilbeek to the De Wand stop in Laeken in the municipality of the City of Brussels. Starting from the Groot-Bijgaarden railway station in Dilbeek, the route then stops at the Bayens roundabout and then enters the Brussels-Capital Region via the ''Brusselstraat''. The first stop in Brussels is at Hunderenveld in the municipality of Sint-Agatha-Berchem. The route then runs along the ''Avenue du Roi Albert/Koning Albertlaan'' up to the Dr. Schweitzer square, the ''Avenue Josse Goffin/Josse Goffinlaan'' and the ''Avenue de l'Hôpital Français/Frans Gasthuislaan'' where it enters the municipality of Koekelberg. The route then runs along the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and the Elisabeth park on the ''Avenue du Panthéon/Pantheonlaan'' and then on the ''Avenue de la Liberté/Vrijheidslaan'' up to the Simonis metro station. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Tram Route 32
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brussels co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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