page_title: De Lijn
hierarchical_section_title: De Lijn
caption_attribution_description: English: HermeLijn low-floor tram in Ghent, tram stop Korenkarkt. Nederlands: Lagevloertram HermeLijn in Gent, tramhalte Korenmarkt. Русский: Низкополый трамвай "HermeLijn" в Генте, на остановке Korenmarkt.
context_page_description: Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn, usually known as De Lijn, is a company run by the Flemish government in Belgium to provide public transportation with about 2240 buses and 399 trams. De Lijn was founded in 1991 after the public transportation companies of Antwerp and Ghent fused with the Flemish part of the NMVB.
  Socialist politician Steve Stevaert of Hasselt implemented a policy allowing registered residents in Flanders aged 65+ to ride anywhere in Flanders 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.
  In 2016, it transported more than 518.8 million passengers in an area with a population of approximately 6.5 million.
  De Lijn operates:
  Antwerp Tramway, with both street running and underground light rail.
  Ghent Tramway, mostly street running with some reserved track.
  Belgian coast tram, interurban line along the whole Belgian coast, between De Panne and Knokke.
  All urban, suburban and intercity buses in Flanders. Because of the dense rail network, intercity buses serve as local transport between big cities and smaller communities.
context_section_description: Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn (English: Flemish transport company De Lijn), usually known as De Lijn ("The Line"), is a company run by the Flemish government in Belgium to provide public transportation with about 2240 buses and 399 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 Railways").
  Socialist politician Steve Stevaert of Hasselt implemented a policy allowing registered residents in Flanders aged 65+ to ride anywhere in Flanders 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 national rail operator).
  In 2016, it transported more than 518.8 million passengers in an area with a population of approximately 6.5 million.
  De Lijn operates:
  Antwerp Tramway, with both street running and underground light rail (Antwerp Pre-metro).
  Ghent Tramway, mostly street running with some reserved track.
  Belgian coast tram, interurban line along the whole Belgian coast, between De Panne and Knokke.
  All urban, suburban and intercity buses in Flanders. Because of the dense rail network, intercity buses serve as local transport between big cities and smaller communities. Time to travel from one city to another by bus is most often longer than for the same journey on the train because bus lines are less straight, as they pass through many small towns that are not served by railway. The buses are  more city-style (no coach buses are used). In the Limburg province with few railways buses are the main mode of intercity travel. There are also express intercity buses there.
  The fares are the same on all modes.
  De Lijn issues a smartcard called the Lijnkaart and a chain of shops called Lijnwinkel.
  De Lijn also supports the Flemish Tram and Bus Museum, located in Antwerp and connected to the tracks of the Antwerp Tramway.
caption: De Lijn tram in Ghent
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