Brussels Metro line 6

Brussels Metro line 6
Map of line 6 in Brussels
Overview
Native nameFrench: Ligne 6
Dutch: Metrolijn 6
LocaleBrussels
Termini
Connecting lines
Stations26
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBrussels Metro
Operator(s)STIB/MIVB
Depot(s)Jacques Brel
Rolling stockU5
History
Opened4 April 2009; 15 years ago (2009-04-04)
Technical
Line length15.5 km (9.6 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification900 V DC (third rail)
Line 6
King Baudouin
(Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn)
7 Heysel/Heizel
Houba-Brugmann
Stuyvenbergh
Bockstael
Pannenhuis
Belgica
SimonisElisabeth
Ribaucourt
Sainctelette
Osseghem/Ossegem
Yser/IJzer
Rogier 34
15 Beekkant
Botanique/Kruidtuin
Madou
15
Brussels-West
(Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation)
Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet 15
Trône/Troon
Delacroix
Porte de Namur/
Naamsepoort
Clemenceau
Louise/Louiza
34
Brussels-South
(Gare du Midi/Zuidstation)
Hôtel des Monnaies/
Munthof
34 Porte de Hal/Hallepoort
Key
metro lines
premetro lines
SNCB lines

Line 6 is a rapid transit line on the Brussels Metro in Belgium operated by STIB/MIVB. It connects Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn in the north-west of Brussels to Simonis/Elisabeth to the north-west of the city centre, then performing a counterclockwise "loop" around the centre up to Simonis again. During this loop, the line runs under the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road), from Porte de Hal/Hallepoort to Yser/IJzer. It has existed in its current form since 4 April 2009, when it replaced former line 1A between Roi Baudouin and Beekkant. It serves 25 metro stations and has 26 stops, metros on that line stopping twice at Simonis. The Simonis-Elisabeth loop is also served by line 2. The line has also a common section with lines 1 and 5 between Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation and Beekkant. A connection with those lines is also possible at Arts-Loi/Kunst-Wet. Starting from Roi Baudouin, the line crosses the municipalities of the City of Brussels, Jette, Koekelberg, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Anderlecht and Saint-Gilles.