Redevelopment of chaussée de Mons/Bergensesteenweg: tram 81 suspended
From Monday 27 April 2026 until November 2027
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Chaussée de Mons/Bergensesteenweg is being redeveloped. Because of these works, tram 81 is replaced by a T-bus between Marius Renard and Gare du Midi/Zuidstation
Bus 46 and N13 are operated normally.
Nature of the works
Chaussée de Mons/Bergensesteenweg, square Albert Ier/Albert I-square and square Emile Vandervelde/Emile Vanderveldesquare are being redeveloped.
The aim of these works is to transform this main road into a safe, high-quality public space, with green areas, improved pavements and an efficient mobility hub.
Impacted line
Tram 81
Tram 81 is replaced by a T-bus between the Marius Renard and Gare du Midi/Zuidstation stops.
At Gare du Midi/Zuidstation, the T-bus serves the terminus of buses 73 and 78, avenue Paul-Henri Spaak/Paul-Henri Spaaklaan. After Marius Renard, the T-bus continues to Neerpede, where it has its terminus.
All stops are served, except for Bara.
Stops served by the T-bus:
Direction Gare du Midi/Zuidstation:
- Neerpede: avenue du Luizenmolen/Luizenmolenlaan, after the intersection with rue de Neerpede/Neerpedestraat
- Parc Vivès/Vivès-park: usual tram 81 stop, avenue Marius Renard/Marius Renardlaan
- Frans Hals: usual tram 81 stop, avenue Marius Renard/Marius Renardlaan, before square Frans Hals/Frans Halssquare
- van Beethoven: usual tram 81 stop, avenue Marius Renard/Marius Renardlaan, before the intersection with avenue Guillaume Stassart/Guillaume Stassartlaan
- Ysaye: usual tram 81 stop, avenue du Roi-Soldat/Koning-Soldaatlaan 88
- Meir: avenue du Roi Soldat/Koning-Soldaatlaan, before rond-point du Meir/Meerplein
- Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido: bus 46 stop direction Pannenhuis, avenue Paul Janson/Paul Jansonlaan 24
- Résistance/Verzet: bus 46 stop direction Pannenhuis, rue Wayez/Wayezstraat 114
- Douvres/Dover: bus 46 stop direction Pannenhuis, rue Wayez/Wayezstraat 56
- Cureghem/Kuregem: usual tram 81 stop, square Emile Vandervelde/Emile Vanderveldesquare
- Albert I: bus 46 stop direction Pannenhuis, square Albert Ier/Albert I-square 16
- Conseil/Raad: usual tram 81 stop, place du Conseil/Raadsplein
- Gare du Midi/Zuidstation: buses 73 and 78 terminus, avenue Paul-Henri Spaak/Paul-Henri Spaaklaan
Direction Marius Renard:
- Gare du Midi/Zuidstation: buses 73 and 78 terminus, avenue Paul-Henri Spaak/Paul-Henri Spaaklaan
- Conseil/Raad: usual tram 81 stop, place du Conseil/Raadsplein
- Albert I: stop of bus 46 direction Moortebeek, square Albert Ier/Albert I-square, across from number 16
- Cureghem/Kuregem: usual tram 81 stop, square Emile Vandervelde/Emile Vanderveldesquare
- Douvres/Dover: bus 46 stop direction Moortebeek, rue Wayez/Wayezstraat 57
- Résistance/Verzet: stop of bus 46 direction Moortebeek, rue Wayez/Wayezstraat, across from number 100
- Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido: bus 46 stop direction Moortebeek, avenue Paul Janson/Paul Jansonlaan, across from number 14
- Meir: bus 46 stop direction Moortebeek, avenue Paul Janson/Paul Jansonlaan 93
- Ysaye: usual tram 81 stop, avenue du Roi-Soldat/Koning-Soldaatlaan, before avenue Eugène Ysaye/Eugène Ysayelaan
- van Beethoven: usual tram 81 stop, avenue Marius Renard/Marius Renardlaan 1
- Frans Hals: usual tram 81 stop, avenue Marius Renard/Marius Renardlaan, after square Frans Hals/Frans Halssquare
- Parc Vivès/Vivès-park: usual tram 81 stop, avenue Marius Renard/Marius Renardlaan
- Marius Renard: avenue Marius Renard/Marius Renardlaan, before the motorway junction, across from the tram terminus
- Neerpede: avenue du Luizenmolen/Luizenmolenlaan, after the intersection with rue de Neerpede/Neerpedestraat
Between Gare du Midi/Zuidstation and Trinité/Drievuldigheid, tram 81 is replaced by temporary bus 96 because of the works on rue Moris/Morisstraat and rue Antoine Bréart/Antoine Bréartstraat.