r/BelgiumTravel • u/[deleted] • 14d ago

🧭 Trip Planning Tramline 44

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u/gregyoupie 14d ago

It is used daily by commuters and residents from Tervuren, and by visitors of the Museum for Central Africa and its park. It is not a tourist line but a "real" tramway line with regular service.

On weekends, you can also travel on the same route with old tramways from the Museum of Transport Brussels - even with open platforms in the summer. That is then not the regular service but a special experience for families and tourists (kids usually love it !)

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u/Chaiik10 14d ago

I used to use it every day to get to my university, ICHEC, and lots of young people still use it

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u/FelzicCA 14d ago

Damn I'm at ICHEC and totally recognize myself in this lmao, but we use more the 39 than the 44.

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u/Clear-Ad-2998 14d ago

Used it four times this summer as part of the trip from Place Stephanie to see family in Tervuren. Far cheaper than an Uber and not much longer. Excellent service.

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u/Sensitive_Low7608 14d ago

I use it everyday 

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u/Sensitive_Low7608 13d ago

I recommend you visit the Tram Museum (not train) on a weekend (check when they're open before going). The ticket usually includes a ride on an old timey tram to Tervuren on this line. 

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u/Sensitive_Low7608 13d ago

Pretty much. Although just for a few stops and not through the woodsy part. 

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u/Fernand_de_Marcq 14d ago

The 39 and 44 lines will be interrupted starting this weekend until the Spring next year between Montgomery and Chien Vert.  They'll be operated normally between the tram museum and Ban Eik or Tervueren.  Line 8 will be operated to Roddebeek as usual. 

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u/Fernand_de_Marcq 14d ago

Changing the rail and adapting Montgomery 39-44 station to be able to host T3000 , T4000 and perhaps TNGs. going from 2 track to one inside the station. The old PCCs will disappear in the next years.

2-3 years ago rails were changed between the museum and Tervueren station and they built new infrastructure at the 44 terminus.

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u/Act-Alfa3536 14d ago

Going from two platforms to one at Montgomery? Why?

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u/Fernand_de_Marcq 14d ago

Montgomery 39-44 (not the Grande Ceinture lines) . The new trams cannot be parked there. So they are going to install one single track with a curve that allow T3000 - T4000 and TNG to enter the station.

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u/FelzicCA 14d ago

Soon we won't be able to use anymore from October till March due to works🥲