Brussels Metro line 6

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Brussels Metro line 6
Map of line 6 in Brussels
Overview
Native name	French: Ligne 6 Dutch: Metrolijn 6
Locale	Brussels
Termini	King Baudouin Elisabeth
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; 15 years ago (2009-04-04)
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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Legend
King Baudouin (Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn) 7 Heysel/Heizel Houba-Brugmann Stuyvenbergh Bockstael Pannenhuis Belgica Simonis│Elisabeth Ribaucourt Sainctelette Osseghem/Ossegem Yser/IJzer Rogier 34 15 Beekkant Botanique/Kruidtuin Madou 15 Brussels-West (Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation) Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet 15 Trône/Troon Delacroix Porte de Namur/ Naamsepoort Clemenceau Louise/Louiza 34 Brussels-South (Gare du Midi/Zuidstation) Hôtel des Monnaies/ Munthof 34 Porte de Hal/Hallepoort
Key
metro lines premetro lines SNCB lines

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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External links[edit]

• STIB/MIVB official website