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A woman has given birth at Beekkant metro station in Molenbeek - and her child was gifted a lifetime pass for free rides on the Brussels’ Stib network to commemorate the unusual birth.
Trams have returned to Belgium’s fifth largest city, Liège, for the first time since 1967 - but plans to extend the network further in the future have already been abandoned.
Brussels public transport operator Stib has put the first of 70 new fully electric buses on to the streets of the capital, with the rest to roll out between now and 2026.
Major progress has already been made in works on the Gare Centrale metro station, which are expected to last until autumn 2027.
Brussels’ metro line 1, which runs between Gare de l’Ouest and Stockel, will be partially closed for three weeks in August for signalling works.
Police have reported dealing with a growing number of thefts of luggage from FlixBus coach passengers around Brussels-North station.
Consumer protection organisation Test-Achats and the interfederal centre for equal opportunities Unia have joined forces to “issue an ultimatum to SNCB to adapt its fares policy”.
Belgian railway operator SNCB plans to add "quiet carriages" to all of its trains in the future, according to the group's latest activity report.
Brussels public transport operator Stib is raising fares by 6.9%, rounded up or down on a case-by-case basis, from September to account for inflation.
