Brussels Metro line 6
Brussels Metro line 6 | |
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Overview | |
Native name | French: Ligne 6 Dutch: Metrolijn 6 |
Locale | Brussels |
Termini | |
Connecting lines | |
Stations | 26 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Brussels Metro |
Operator(s) | Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company |
Depot(s) | Jacques Brel |
Rolling stock | U5 |
History | |
Opened | 4 April 2009 |
Technical | |
Line length | 15.5 km (9.6 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | 900 V DC (Third rail) |
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Line 6 of the Brussels Metro is a rapid transit line operated by STIB/MIVB, which connects King Baudouin metro station at the north-west of Brussels to Simonis metro station at the north-west of the city centre, then performing a counterclockwise loop around the center up to Simonis again. During this loop, the line runs under the small ring road of Brussels from Porte de Hal/Hallepoort station to Yser/IJzer metro station. It serves 25 metro stations and has 26 stops, metros on that line stopping twice at Simonis. It exists in its current form since 4 April 2009, when it replaced the former Line 1A between King Baudouin and Beekkant. The loop Simonis-Simonis is also served by line 2. The line has also a common section with lines 1 and line 5 between Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation and Beekkant. A connection with those lines is also possible at Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet. Starting from King Baudouin, the line crosses the municipalities of the City of Brussels, Jette, Koekelberg, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Anderlecht and Saint-Gilles.
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- Brussels Metro
- Anderlecht
- City of Brussels
- Jette
- Koekelberg
- Saint-Gilles, Belgium
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean