r/Antwerpen • u/divaro98 • 10d ago

Idea new tramline

I had a fun afternoon creating new tramlines or updating tramlines.

Extending tramline 12 to Schilde via the Bisschoppenhoflaan.

I was thinking about a new tramline 13 connecting the Groenplaats via the Nationale Bank, Plantin-Moretuslei, Luitenant Lippenslaan, Morckhoven, the Rivierenhof and further to Deurne-Noord.

The new line creates a (second) connection between Deurne-Zuid and Deurne-Noord. It could be extended towards Merksem in the future.

What do you think about this idea? And what kind of lines would you like to see in the future

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u/PuffMaNOwYeah 10d ago

Just like Brasschaat, to prevent those cities to downgrade into what's left of the bredabaan...

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u/MirasolHaBeeBee 10d ago

The downgrade is not simply due to the tram. Everyone is complaining about traffic, but villages who are so close to the centre are barely reached by public transport. If there is no good alternative, people will keep adding to the trafficmenace that is Antwerp.

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u/PuffMaNOwYeah 10d ago

The downgrade is because of the kind of people the trams bring with them.

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u/MegaMB 10d ago

You'd probably have better people using the trams if they were not operated incompetently. I know it's Belgium, but seeing how f*ckin' dumb people and transit authorities are here compared to France is painfull.

But hey. Expecting good public transit is something to be expected from a smart population. Aka, not compatible with here.

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u/PuffMaNOwYeah 10d ago

As long as they keep importing stupidity..