Editing Brussels (section)

===Public transport===
The [[Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company]] (STIB/MIVB) is the local [[public transport]] operator in Brussels. It covers the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region and some surface routes extend to the near suburbs in the other two regions, linking with the [[De Lijn]] network in [[Flanders]] and the [[TEC (transport)|TEC]] network in [[Wallonia]].

====Metro, trams and buses====
[[File:Rame "Boa".jpg|thumb|[[Brussels Metro]] carriage at [[Erasme/Erasmus metro station]]]]
[[File:Metro Brussels.svg|thumb|right|Network map of the [[Brussels Metro]]]]

The [[Brussels Metro]] dates back to 1976,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/brussels/|title=Brussels Metro and Tram Network|work=Railway Technology|access-date=10 March 2016|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306225546/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/brussels/|url-status=live}}</ref> but underground lines known as the ''[[Brussels premetro|premetro]]'' have been serviced by tramways since 1968. It is the only [[rapid transit]] system in Belgium ([[Antwerp Pre-metro|Antwerp]] and [[Métro Léger de Charleroi|Charleroi]] both having [[light rail]] systems). The network consists of four conventional metro lines and three ''premetro'' lines. The metro-grade lines are [[Brussels Metro line 1|M1]], [[Brussels Metro line 2|M2]], [[Brussels Metro line 5|M5]], and [[Brussels Metro line 6|M6]], with some shared sections, covering a total of {{cvt|40|km|mi}}.<ref name="The network and vehicles">{{Cite news|url=http://www.stib-mivb.be/article.html?_guid=8086313c-3883-3410-f894-ec3da5b1280e&l=en|title=The network and vehicles|work=STIB-MIVB|access-date=27 February 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231835/http://www.stib-mivb.be/article.html?_guid=8086313c-3883-3410-f894-ec3da5b1280e&l=en|url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|2017}}, the Metro network within the region has a total of [[List of Brussels Metro stations|69 metro and ''premetro'' stations]]. The Metro is an important [[Transport in Brussels|means of transport]], connecting with six [[railway station]]s of the [[National Railway Company of Belgium]] (NMBS/SNCB), and many tram and bus stops operated by STIB/MIVB, as well as with [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[De Lijn]] and [[Wallonia|Walloon]] [[TEC (transport)|TEC]] bus stops.

A comprehensive [[Brussels buses|bus]] and [[Brussels trams|tram network]] covers the region. {{As of|2017}}, the Brussels tram system consists of 17 tram lines (three of which – lines [[Brussels tram route 4|T4]], [[Brussels tram route 7|T7]] and T10 – qualify as ''premetro'' lines that partly travel over underground sections that were intended to be eventually converted into metro lines).<ref name="newscientist">{{cite book|title="Trams are coming back"|publisher=[[New Scientist]] (by Ian Yearsley)|date=21 December 1972}}</ref> The total route length is {{cvt|139|km}},<ref name="The network and vehicles"/> making it one of the largest tram networks in Europe. The Brussels bus network is complementary to the rail network. It consists of 50 bus routes and 11 night routes, spanning {{cvt|445|km}}.<ref name="The network and vehicles"/>

Since April 2007, STIB/MIVB has also been operating a night bus network called Noctis on Friday and Saturday nights from midnight until 3 a.m.<ref name = noctisbrus/> The service consists of 11 routes (N04, N05, N06, N08, N09, N10, N11, N12, N13, N16 and N18).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stib-mivb.be/article.html?l=en&_guid=c0eb4836-1383-3410-439b-c10dad1f40fc|title=OUR NIGHT NETWORK|publisher=[[Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company]]|access-date=2022-05-19|archive-date=2 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302121654/https://www.stib-mivb.be/article.html?_guid=c0eb4836-1383-3410-439b-c10dad1f40fc&l=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The fare on these night buses is the same as during the day. All the lines leave from the [[Place de la Bourse, Brussels|Place de la Bourse/Beursplein]] in the city centre at 30 minutes intervals and cover all the main streets in the capital, as they radiate outwards to the suburbs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brusselslife.be/en/article/noctis|title=Noctis|date=2010-04-08|publisher=brusselslife.be|access-date=2022-05-19|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204225755/https://www.brusselslife.be/en/article/noctis|url-status=live}}</ref> Noctis services returned from 2 July 2021 after over a year of disruption due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium]].<ref name = noctisbrus>{{cite web|last=Walker|first=Lauren|date=2021-06-28|title=Night bus services restart in Brussels|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/175416/stib-mivb-noctis-night-bus-bars-restaurants-brussels-night-out|access-date=2022-05-19|website=[[The Brussels Times]]|archive-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615032354/https://www.brusselstimes.com/175416/stib-mivb-noctis-night-bus-bars-restaurants-brussels-night-out|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Ticketing====
MoBIB is the STIB/MIVB electronic smart card, introduced in 2007, replacing the discontinued paper tickets. The hourly travel fare includes all means of transport (metro, tram and bus) operated by STIB/MIVB. Each trip has a different cost depending on the type of support purchased. Passengers can purchase monthly passes, yearly passes, 1 and 10-trip tickets and daily and 3-day passes. These can be bought over the Internet, but require customers to have a smart card reader. GO vending machines accept coins, local and international chip and PIN credit and debit cards.

Moreover, a complimentary interticketing system means that a combined STIB/MIVB ticket holder can, depending on the option, also use the train network operated by NMBS/SNCB and/or long-distance buses and commuter services operated by De Lijn or TEC. With this ticket, a single journey can include multiple stages across the different modes of transport and networks.

====Other public transport====
[[File:VilloStationAlmostFull.jpg|thumb|right|[[Villo!]] [[shared bicycle]]s in Brussels]]

Since 2003, Brussels has had a car-sharing service operated by the [[Bremen]] company Cambio, in partnership with STIB/MIVB and the local ridesharing company Taxi Stop.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cambio Car Sharing|url=https://www.stib-mivb.be/article.html?_guid=0012b6a0-1683-3410-5286-bbe1bf04397b&l=en|access-date=2024-03-22|website=STIB-MIVB|archive-date=22 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322215007/https://www.stib-mivb.be/article.html?_guid=0012b6a0-1683-3410-5286-bbe1bf04397b&l=en|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, a [[Community bicycle program|public bicycle-sharing programme]] was introduced. The scheme was subsequently taken over by [[Villo!]]. Since 2008, this night-time public transport service has been supplemented by Collecto, a shared taxi system, which operates on weekdays between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Collecto: a shared taxi service for 6€ available from 11 pm till 6 am|url=https://www.stib-mivb.be/article.html?l=en&_guid=705f6092-1783-3410-a8b7-9b24c5db01c4|access-date=2024-03-22|website=STIB-MIVB|archive-date=22 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322215009/https://www.stib-mivb.be/article.html?l=en&_guid=705f6092-1783-3410-a8b7-9b24c5db01c4|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, the Zen Car electric car-sharing scheme was launched in the university and European areas, though it ceased operating in the city in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deelplatform Zen Car trekt weg uit Brussel zonder klanten in te lichten|url=https://www.bruzz.be/mobiliteit/deelplatform-zen-car-trekt-weg-uit-brussel-zonder-klanten-te-lichten-2020-12-17|access-date=2024-03-22|website=bruzz.be|language=nl|archive-date=22 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322215006/https://www.bruzz.be/mobiliteit/deelplatform-zen-car-trekt-weg-uit-brussel-zonder-klanten-te-lichten-2020-12-17|url-status=live}}</ref>