Tram 10 was inaugurated by King Philippe in September, and connects the northern neighbourhood of Neder-Over-Heembeek to the rest of the city.
From graffitied canyons to royal residences, and bustling markets to serene parks, tram line 7 reveals the city's layered history and diverse culture.
"The north and west of Brussels, it has always seemed to me, have a slightly different feel to the south and east. Not easy to put your finger on, to be sure, but it has to do with the latter’s monopoly of international and national bureaucracies."
Belgium was very much an early adopter of railways on the continent. It built its first tiny passenger railway station a short walk from what is now Brussels North Station (Gare du Nord/Nordstation) and the 55’s first stop.
In the village, there is a 12th century deconsecrated chapel, a renowned Art Nouveau house, Villa Marie-Mirande, and an internationally reputed 1925 housing project, Cité Moderne designed by modernist trailblazer Victor Bourgeois.
The newest line in the Brussels tram network, the 18, emerges from the Albert premetro station, climbs up to a landmark Art Deco church on one of the capital’s highest points and then trundles south towards Flanders.
The 62 tram glides through the northern districts of Brussels from NATO’s gleaming glass and steel headquarters to the gravestones of the Jette cemetery, via Schaerbeek’s grand Avenue Rogier.
"Suddenly, a mere 10 kilometres from the mediaeval heart of Brussels, the tram is rattling through what could be, to the inexpert eye, the Russian taiga."
From the faded grandeur of Schaerbeek in the northeast of the city, the 92 tram winds its way past eye-catching architectural landmarks.
The 81 embraces and links Europe’s most multi-ethnic city. All with a very Belgian lack of fuss.
The trams of Brussels have diligently ferried people across the city for more than 150 years. Today, some 17 different tram routes are spread across some 215km of track.
William Tyndale brought the scriptures to the masses when he translated the Bible into English.
The flowers appear when the ground is warm enough for them to grow but before the trees can deny them light.
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