| Brussels Metro line 5 | |
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 Map of line 5 in Brussels | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | French:Ligne 5 Dutch:Metrolijn 5 |
| Locale | Brussels |
| Termini | |
| Connecting lines |    |
| Stations | 28 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Brussels Metro |
| Operator(s) | STIB/MIVB |
| Rolling stock | U4, U5, BOA M6 (sometimes) |
| History | |
| Opened | 4 April 2009; 16 years ago (2009-04-04) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 17.3 km (10.7 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 5 is arapid transit line on theBrussels Metro inBelgium operated bySTIB/MIVB. It connectsHerrmann-Debroux in the south-east ofBrussels toErasme/Erasmus in the south-west via the city centre. It has existed in its current form since 4 April 2009, when the section of former line 1A betweenBeekkant andRoi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn was replaced by the section of former line 1B between Beekkant and Erasme. Starting from Herrmann-Debroux, the line crosses the municipalities ofAuderghem,Etterbeek,City of Brussels,Molenbeek-Saint-Jean,Koekelberg andAnderlecht. It serves 28 metro stations and has a common section withline 1 betweenGare de l'Ouest/Weststation andMerode, and with lines2 and6 between Gare de l'Ouest and Beekkant. AtArts-Loi/Kunst-Wet, the line also connects with lines 2 and 6. Railway connections are possible atBrussels-Central,Brussels-Schuman, Merode and Brussels-West.
The first section of this line was built in the late 1960s between Schuman andDe Brouckère, but was served bytrams.[1] The first metro was brought into service on 20 September 1976, and the existing underground section was extended up toTomberg on former line 1B, and up toBeaulieu on former line 1A.[2] Line 1A was further expanded eastwards, toDemey in 1977 and to Herrmann-Debroux in 1985. The line was also expanded westwards, toSainte-Catherine/Sint-Katelijne in 1977, to Beekkant in 1981, toBockstael in 1982, toHeysel/Heizel in 1985 and to Roi Baudouin in 1998.
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