TRAINS REPLACE TRAMS UNDER BRUSSELS

After a lengthy build-up time with pre-metro operation, this month sees inauguration of full metro services on the central east-west line of the Brussels rapid transit network from Place St. Catherine to Tomberg and Beaulieu. G. Cudell, Chairman of the Brussels Metro Authority, explains that plans for two eastward extensions of the metro are at an advanced stage, but indicates that further metro construction is unlikley in the foreseeable future.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

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• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 343-44
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 132
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Light rail transit; Rapid transit; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Brussels metro
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147831
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1981 12:00AM