New tram-bus” project linking Heysel with Brussels airport will appear in Belgium in 2019.
The Flemish government has approved €90 million of funding for this poject.
The new route will pass through Vilvoorde and then follow the Brussels ring to Zaventem.
“Laying tram tracks takes time,” said Flanders’ mobility minister Ben Weyts. “A tram-bus provides a quicker alternative.”
The Flemish public transport authority De Lijn carried out its first test run of the new tram-bus this summer. It can use existing tram lines, while having the flexibility of buses in other sections.