Brussels Metro line 2

Metro line in Brussels, Belgium

Brussels Metro line 2

Map of line 2 in Brussels

Overview
Native name| French: Ligne 2
Dutch: Metrolijn 2
Locale| Brussels
Termini|

* Simonis
* Elisabeth

Connecting lines|
Stations| 19
Service
Type| Rapid transit
System| Brussels Metro
Operator(s)| STIB/MIVB
Depot(s)| Jacques Brel
Rolling stock| U5
History
Opened| 2 October 1988; 36 years ago (1988-10-02)
Last extension| 4 April 2009; 16 years ago (2009-04-04)
Technical
Line length| 10.4 km (6.5 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 2

Legend

| Line 6 to King Baudouin

(Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn)

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Simonis│Elisabeth |  |

|  | Ribaucourt
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|  | Sainctelette
Osseghem/Ossegem |  |

|  | Yser/IJzer
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|  | Rogier 34
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15 Beekkant |  |

|  | Botanique/Kruidtuin
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|  | Madou
15 | Brussels-West

(Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation)

|  | Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet 15
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|  | Trône/Troon
Delacroix |  |

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|  |  | Porte de Namur/

Naamsepoort
Clemenceau |  |

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|  | Louise/Louiza
34 | Brussels-South

(Gare du Midi/Zuidstation)

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|  |  | Hôtel des Monnaies/

Munthof
34 Porte de Hal/Hallepoort |  |

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Key

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Line 2 is a rapid transit line on the Brussels Metro in Belgium operated by STIB/MIVB. It has existed in its current form since 4 April 2009, when the section between Delacroix and Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation was opened, which allowed to close the "loop" from and to Simonis/Elisabeth. The configuration of Simonis/Elisabeth though does not allow trains on line 2 to perform the loop several consecutive times in the same direction, i.e. a train running clockwise from Elisabeth will have to run counterclockwise from Simonis. The two termini of line 2 have thus received different names: originally Simonis (Elisabeth) and Simonis (Leopold II), changed in November 2013 to Elisabeth and Simonis. Between Yser/IJzer and the Porte de Hal/Hallepoort, the line runs under the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road), which was itself built on the site of the former second walls of Brussels. The line crosses the municipalities of Koekelberg, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, City of Brussels, Saint-Gilles and Anderlecht.

The first stations on the Small Ring were opened in 1970 with tramways connecting Rogier to Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort.[1] Louise/Louiza was opened in 1985 and Simonis in 1986, but it was only in 1988 that the actual metro line 2 was first serviced with metros.[2] The following stations also opened that year: Ribaucourt, Yser, Hôtel des Monnaies/Munthof, Porte de Hal and Gare du Midi/Zuidstation. The existing stations were converted in order to be serviced by metros. In 1993, the line was expanded to Clemenceau, and then to Delacroix in 2006. The route of line 2 is also currently served by line 6, which then continues from Simonis to Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn.

## References

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1. ^ "Historique: De 1960 à 1969 (Archive)". STIB (in French). Archived from the original on 25 November 2015.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. ^ "Historique: De 1980 à 1989 (Archive)". STIB (in French). Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

## External links

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* STIB/MIVB official website
* Brussels metro and tram network map with date of entry into service of individual sections

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Brussels Metro

Line 1|

* Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation
* Beekkant
* Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers
* Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderen
* Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne
* De Brouckère
* Gare Centrale/Centraal Station
* Parc/Park
* Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet
* Maelbeek/Maalbeek
* Schuman
* Merode
* Montgomery
* Joséphine-Charlotte
* Gribaumont
* Tomberg
* Roodebeek
* Vandervelde
* Alma
* Kraainem/Crainhem
* Stockel/Stokkel

Line 2|

* Elisabeth
* Ribaucourt
* Yser/IJzer
* Rogier
* Botanique/Kruidtuin
* Madou
* Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet
* Trône/Troon
* Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort
* Louise/Louiza
* Hôtel des Monnaies/Munthof
* Porte de Hal/Hallepoort
* Gare du Midi/Zuidstation
* Clemenceau
* Delacroix
* Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation
* Beekkant
* Osseghem/Ossegem
* Simonis

Line 4|

* Gare du Nord/Noordstation
* Rogier
* De Brouckère
* Bourse/Beurs
* Anneessens
* Lemonnier
* Gare du Midi/Zuidstation
* Porte de Hal/Hallepoort
* Parvis de Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis Voorplein
* Horta
* Albert 
- Stalle Parking

Line 5|

* Erasme/Erasmus
* Eddy Merckx
* CERIA/COOVI
* La Roue/Het Rad
* Bizet
* Veeweyde/Veeweide
* Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido
* Aumale
* Jacques Brel
* Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation
* Beekkant
* Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers
* Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderen
* Sainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne
* De Brouckère
* Gare Centrale/Centraal Station
* Parc/Park
* Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet
* Maelbeek/Maalbeek
* Schuman
* Merode
* Thieffry
* Pétillon
* Hankar
* Delta
* Beaulieu
* Demey
* Herrmann-Debroux

Line 6|

* Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn
* Heysel/Heizel
* Houba-Brugmann
* Stuyvenbergh
* Bockstael
* Pannenhuis
* Belgica
* Simonis
* Osseghem/Ossegem
* Beekkant
* Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation
* Delacroix
* Clemenceau
* Gare du Midi/Zuidstation
* Porte de Hal/Hallepoort
* Hôtel des Monnaies/Munthof
* Louise/Louiza
* Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort
* Trône/Troon
* Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet
* Botanique/Kruidtuin
* Rogier
* Yser/IJzer
* Ribaucourt
* Elisabeth

Line 7|

* Heysel/Heizel 
- Diamant
* Georges Henri
* Montgomery
* Boileau 
- Vanderkindere

Line 10|

* Queen Astrid Military Hospital 
- Gare du Nord/Noordstation
* Rogier
* De Brouckère
* Bourse/Beurs
* Anneessens
* Lemonnier
* Gare du Midi/Zuidstation
* Porte de Hal/Hallepoort
* Parvis de Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis Voorplein
* Horta
* Albert 
- Churchill

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