Tram line T1 in Liège
Stops: 23 distinct stops, including both branches and the separate return stops
Route length: 11.7 km across both branches
End-to-end journey time: approximately 30 minutes from Standard to Coronmeuse
Line T1 forms the backbone of Liège’s public transport network, linking Sclessin with Gare des Guillemins, the city centre and two northern termini. Beyond Pont Atlas, one branch continues along the left bank of the Meuse to Coronmeuse, while the other crosses the river to Droixhe and Liège Expo.
Through the historic centre, trams use different outward and return alignments. Services towards Coronmeuse and Liège Expo run via La Batte and Curtius; services towards Standard run via Pont Maghin and Féronstrée.
During the Sunday La Batte market, trams use the inland alignment in both directions, with La Batte and Curtius omitted while the diversion operates.
From Standard, the route follows Rue Ernest Solvay through Sclessin and Val Benoît before reaching Gare des Guillemins. It continues past the Meuse waterfront at Petit Paradis, then through the Avroy district to Opéra and Place Saint-Lambert.
The outward alignment follows the riverside through La Batte and Curtius, joining the return alignment before Marengo. At Pont Atlas, the route divides: the primary route shown here continues via Parc Reine Astrid to Coronmeuse. The alternative branch crosses the Meuse and continues through Droixhe to Liège Expo.
Below is a stop-by-stop description of the route of tram line T1 in Liège. Times shown are an estimate of the time taken to travel between each stop.
The following icons are shown next to the name of the stop to indicate interchanges with other routes
- Interchange for other tram routes.
- Interchange on to bus routes.
- Interchange on to train routes.
- Interchange on to metro/subway/underground routes.
- Interchange on to boat routes.
- Interchange for airport.
- Interchange for a cable-car/urban cable-car service.
- Interchange for a lift.
Standard is the southern tram terminus in Sclessin, next to the bus interchange and park-and-ride site. The name of the stop refers to Standard de Liège football club, whose Stade Maurice Dufrasne stands next to the stop.
The stop provides connections to bus services.
Place Ferrer is a tram stop located on Rue Ernest Solvay at the junction with Rue des Pampres. The stop is named after the educator and freethinker Francisco Ferrer.
The stop provides connections to rail services.
Petit Bourgogne is a tram stop located on Rue Ernest Solvay at the junction with Rue Marie Defriere. The stop's name recalls the area’s former vineyards, with “Little Burgundy” referring to the famous French wine region.
The stop provides connections to bus services.
Val Benoît is a tram stop located on Rue Ernest Solvay at the junction with Rue du Chéra. The site takes its name from the medieval Val-Benoît abbey that previously occupied this area.
Général Leman is a tram stop located on Place Général Leman. The name commemorates Liège-born General Gérard Leman, who commanded the city’s fortified defences during the German invasion in August 1914.
The stop provides connections to bus services.
Gare des Guillemins is a tram stop located next to Liège-Guillemins, the city’s principal railway station. Its striking glass-and-steel canopy was designed by Santiago Calatrava, with the rebuilt station inaugurated in September 2009.
The stop provides connections to bus and rail services.
Petit Paradis is a tram stop located close to the Tour Paradis office tower and the La Belle Liégeoise footbridge leading. The local name “Paradis” recalls a chapel that stood in the area until 1881.
The stop provides connections to bus services.
Blonden is a tram stop located on Avenue Blonden, which is named after Hubert-Guillaume Blonden, Liège’s director of public works from 1857 to 1880.
The stop provides connections to bus services.
Charlemagne is a tram stop located next to Parc d’Avroy and takes its name from the nearby equestrian statue of Charlemagne, created by Louis Jehotte and inaugurated in 1868.
Pont d'Avroy is a tram stop located on Boulevard d'Avroy, near the junction with Rue Hazinelle. The name recalls a former bridge across the Sauvenière, a branch of the Meuse filled in during the nineteenth century.
The stop provides connections to bus services.
Sauvenière is a tram stop located on Boulevard de la Sauvenière, near the junction with Rue Lonhienne. The stop takes its name from the road it is on, which follows the previous course of the Sauvenière.
Opéra is a tram stop located on Boulevard de la Sauvenière, near to Place de l'Opera and the historic Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège.
The stop provides connections to bus services.
Place Saint-Lambert is a tram stop located on Place Saint-Lambert. The square is named after Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Lambert Cathedral, which stood there until its destruction during the Liège Revolution.
The stop provides connections to bus and rail services.
La Batte and Curtius are served towards Coronmeuse and Liège Expo. Towards Standard, trams instead serve Pont Maghin and Féronstrée, listed below.
La Batte is a tram stop located on the Meuse waterfront, along the quays occupied by Liège’s longstanding Sunday market. Its name comes from a Walloon word meaning a dyke or quay.
The stop provides connections to bus services.
Curtius is a tram stop located on the Meuse waterfront, close to the Grand Curtius museum of art and history. The stop is named after Jean de Corte, known as Curtius, a wealthy arms and gunpowder merchant whose palace, built around 1600, forms part of the museum complex.
The stop provides connections to bus services.
The outward and return alignments rejoin here.
Marengo is a tram stop located on Quai St Leonard, near the junction with Rue Marnego.
Pont Atlas is a tram stop located on Quai St Leonard, near the Atlas V bridge. The bridge is named after a tugboat, belonging to the Engis shipowner Mélard, which broke through the German barriers on the Meuse in 1917 to reach Eisden.
The route divides here. The stops below continue towards Coronmeuse; the Liège Expo branch is listed separately.
Parc Reine Astrid is a tram stop located on Quai St Leonard, near the junction with Rue aux Chevaux. The stop is named after Parc Reine Astrid, across the adjoining stretch of the Meuse. The park formed part of the grounds of Liège’s 1939 International Water Exhibition.
Coronmeuse is the terminus of the branch following the left bank of the Meuse and is located on Pl. Coronmeuse. The stop's name refers to a bend in the river, combining an old word for “curved” with the name Meuse.
The stop provides connections to bus services.
The following stops form the alternative branch from Pont Atlas to Liège Expo.
Droixhe is a tram stop located on Avenue de Lille, near Parc de Droixhe after which it is named.
The stop provides connections to bus services.
Liège Expo is the tram terminus for the branch on the southern side of the Meuse. The stop is named after the nearby Liège Expo exhibition and events centre.
The stop provides connections to bus and rail services.
Trams returning from both Coronmeuse and Liège Expo towards Standard serve Pont Maghin and Féronstrée instead of Curtius and La Batte, running from Marengo to Place Saint-Lambert.
Pont Maghin is a tram stop located on Pl. des Déportés, next to the bridge commonly called Pont Maghin. The name Maghin survives from an earlier drawbridge associated with the city’s former fortifications.
The stop provides connections to bus services.
Féronstrée is a tram stop located on Féronstrée, near the junction with Rue Velbruck. Féronstrée is one of Liège’s oldest streets and its name means “street of the ironworkers”, recalling the metalworkers who once lived and worked here.