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Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company

The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company ( or STIB; or MIVB) is the local public transport operator in Brussels, Belgium. It is usually referred to in English by the double acronym STIB/MIVB, or by its French acronym, STIB.

STIB/MIVB is responsible for the Brussels Metro, Brussels trams and Brussels buses, linking with the De Lijn network in Flanders and the TEC network in Wallonia.

History and operation

Founded in 1954, STIB/MIVB operates 4 metro lines, 17 tram lines[2] and 55 bus lines, along with 11 "Noctis" bus lines (as of April 2023).[3] It covers the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region and some surface routes extend to the near suburbs in the other regions. 329 million trips were made in 2011, a 5.6% increase from the previous year.[4] Ridership has increased sharply in recent years to 370 million trips in 2015.[5] Peak ridership was attained in 2019 with 427.5 million journeys. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, ridership dropped below 250 million in 2020. Ridership is recovering, with 273.8 million journeys in 2021 (64% of ridership recorded in 2019) and 401.9 million journeys in 2024.[6][7]

In 1991, STIB/MIVB had a farebox recovery ratio of 28%.[8] In 2009, following annual increases of 1.56% in passenger journeys and 2.4% in direct revenue, fares covered 54.8% of operating costs.

Transamo

STIB/MIVB is a shareholder of Transamo, a transport engineering and consultancy firm in Europe that specialises in the project management of public transport projects in France.[9][10][11][12] Transdev is the other major shareholder of Transamo.[13]

External links

References

  1. STIB – Activity report 2017.stib-activityreports.brussels^
  2. STIB - Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles www.stib-mivb.be^
  3. Network Maps STIB-MIVB, retrieved 2023-04-27^
  4. 329 millions de voyages pour la Stib en 2011: +5,6 % La Capitale.be, retrieved 8 February 2012^
  5. Key figures Stib.be, retrieved 2014-01-05^
  6. Customers 2021.stib-activityreports.brussels, retrieved 2023-04-27^
  7. Statistics 2024.stib-activityreports.brussels^
  8. Lessons from Japanese Experiences of Roles of Public and Private Sectors in Urban Transport retrieved 2014-01-05^
  9. Light Rail Portfolio of Expertise (2017) Transdev, retrieved 22 January 2018^
  10. Bus Rapid Transit Portfolio of Expertise (2017) Transdev, retrieved 22 January 2018^
  11. Passenger Rail Portfolio of Expertise (2017) Transdev, retrieved 22 January 2018^
  12. Transdev Annual Report 2008 retrieved 28 January 2018^
  13. Who are we? Transamo, retrieved 21 January 2018^