Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn - usually known as De Lijn (literally: The Line) - is a company run by the Flemish government in Belgium to provide public transportation, similar to the way in which Belgian railroads or the postal system is run. It runs 2,251 buses and 359 trams. De Lijn was founded in 1991 after the public transportation companies of Antwerp and Ghent fused with the Flemish part of the NMVB (Nationale Maatschappij van Buurt...
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Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn - usually known as De Lijn (literally: The Line) - is a company run by the Flemish government in Belgium to provide public transportation, similar to the way in which Belgian railroads or the postal system is run. It runs 2,251 buses and 359 trams. De Lijn was founded in 1991 after the public transportation companies of Antwerp and Ghent fused with the Flemish part of the NMVB (Nationale Maatschappij van Buurtspoorwegen, or the National Company of Neighborhood Railroads).
Socialist politician Steve Stevaert of Hasselt implemented a policy allowing senior citizens (ages 65 and up) to ride anywhere in Flanders for free. Other incentives exist for people under age 25. De Lijn is being viewed as an integral part to reduce heavily congested traffic, together with the NMBS (Belgium's railroad provider.)
In 2007, it transported more than 483 million passengers, for an area with a population of approximately 6.5 million.
De Lijn operates:
The fares are the...
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