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Brussels buses

Brussels buses

Bus network in Brussels, Belgium

The Brussels buses network is complementary to the rail network in Brussels, Belgium, which consists of trams, trains, and metro trains. Brussels buses are operated by STIB/MIVB, the local public transport company. It has 50 bus routes and 11 night routes, which run on Friday and Saturday night.[1]

Solaris electric bus operated by STIB/MIVB on line 33

Some buses from Flemish transport company De Lijn and Walloon transport company TEC also serve Brussels but are not part of the same bus system.

History

The first motor buses were used in Brussels in 1907, with one route connecting the Brussels Stock Exchange to Ixelles' Municipal Hall. It was then stopped in 1913. Other buses were set in service from 1920 on, and in 1926, Les Autobus Bruxellois, a bus company, was founded to operate the bus network.[2] In 1955, one year after the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB) was founded, it took over Les Autobus Bruxellois and operated the bus network, made of 3 bus routes and 1 trolleybus route.[3] STIB/MIVB expanded the network, and in 1964, it was 185 km (115 mi) long.[4] The bus fleet was renewed in 1972[5] and in 1991, with a new yellow livery.[6] In 2003, STIB/MIVB tested its first night bus route named N71[7]

Current routes

Valid as of 8 March 2022.

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References

  1. [1]
    "www.stib-mivb.be". www.stib.be.
  2. [2]
    "De 1869 à 1953". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  3. [3]
    "www.stib-mivb.be". www.stib.be. Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  4. [4]
    "De 1960 à 1969". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  5. [5]
    "STIB - Historique de la STIB de 1970 à 1979". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
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    "www.stib-mivb.be". www.stib.be. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  7. [7]
    [[permanent dead link]
  8. [8]
    During Monday-Friday peak hours, journey times can be different on other hours or during weekends.
  9. [9]
    Monday to Friday peak hours and Monday to Friday off-peak hours.
  10. [10]
    Times of the departure of the first/last bus that goes all the way to the last stop at any of the beginning stops. Times are taken from the Monday-Friday schedules, but are mostly also applied on Saturday and Sunday timetables.
  11. [11]
    , MIVB/STIB: Airport Line
  12. [12]
    The last bus at 00:05 leaves from Rond Point du Soverain / Vorstrondpunt, last bus from Sainte-Anne / Sint-Anna leaves at 19:07.
  13. [13]
    The last bus at 23:40 terminates at Helden / Héros, last bus from Observatoire / Sterrenwacht leaves at 20:32.
  14. [14]
    , MIVB/STIB: Busplan 01/09/2021
  15. [15]
    "Le nouveau bus 56 relie Neder-Over_Heembeek au quartier euroopéen". La Capitale (in French). 21 February 2020.
  16. [16]
    "Découvrez le trajet de la nouvelle ligne de bus 56 qui relie Neder-Over-Heembeek au quartier européen". La Libre (in French). 21 February 2020.
  17. [17]
    Only on Thursday
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