Brussels_tram_route_81 Knowpia

STIB/MIVB
Route 81
STIB/MIVB; Route 81
Montgomery – Marius Renard
	PCC 7942 on the Avenue Fonsny/Fonsnylaan
Overview
System	Brussels tramway network
Operator	STIB/MIVB
Depot	Saint-Gilles, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Vehicle	PCC 7700/7800; PCC 7900
Status	Operational
Began service	1 May 1914
Route
Locale	Brussels, Belgium
Communities served	Woluwe-Saint-Pierre; Etterbeek; Ixelles; City of Brussels; Saint-Gilles; Anderlecht
Start	Montgomery
End	Marius Renard
Length	13.8 km (8.6 mi)
Service
Journey time	55 minutes
Route map

Tram route 81 in Brussels, Belgium, is a tram route operated by STIB/MIVB, which connects the Marius Renard stop in the municipality of Anderlecht with the multimodal Montgomery metro station in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. The route also crosses the municipalities of Saint-Gilles, Ixelles, the City of Brussels and Etterbeek. It connects with the Metro at Saint-Guidon/Sint Guido, Brussels-South (also railway), Merode (also railway) and Montgomery. The route also crosses the major tram routes 3 and 4 at Horta. A good deal of its length is in carriageway, while long sections at either end are in reservation. It has a short section in tunnel at Brussels-South.

History edit

The route was changed in the 2000s, with the section west from Brussels-South railway station going to Marius Renard rather than Heysel/Heizel metro station.

Until 2018, the route was served by PCC trams – first 7700-series and later the longer 7900s. In that year, the stops at Bailli/Baljuw were moved from the central reservation of the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan into the Rue du Bailli/Baljuwstraat, which has permitted the longer Flexity low-floor trams to be used when these are not needed elsewhere, that is normally at weekends. This progression to high-capacity vehicles accompanies an improvement in service frequency, with the daytime headway now being 7¹/₂ minutes.

Route edit

Montgomery - Merode - Place St Pierre/Sint-Pietersplein - Acacias/Acacia - La Chasse/De Jacht - Église Saint-Antoine/Sint-Antoonkerk - Germoir/Mouterij - Levure/Gist - Flagey - Dautzenberg - Bailli/Baljuw - Trinité/Drievuldigheid - Janson - Moris - Lombardie/Lombardije - Barrière/Bareel - Guillaume Tell/Willem Tell - Bethléem/Bethlehem - Avenue du Roi/Koningslaan - Suède/Zweden - Gare du Midi/Zuidstation - Bara - Conseil/Raad - Albert I - Curegham/Kuregem - Douvres/Dover - Résistance/Verzet - Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido - Meir - Ysaye - Van Beethoven - Frans Hals - Parc Vivès/Vivèspark - Marius Renard.^[1]