Four years of nuisance: residents deliver a bitter birthday cake to the STIB-MIVB and the Minister
Exactly four years after the introduction of the M7 metro trains on the STIB-MIVB network (FR), Stop Bruit Metro and residents from the municipalities of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and Anderlecht "marked" this bitter anniversary with a symbolic action. They delivered cakes to the management of STIB-MIVB and to the Brussels Regional Minister for Mobility, Elke Van den Brandt herself, at the Brussels Parliament. The action was supported and attended by MPs Amélie Pans (MR) and Sofia Bennani (Les Engagés).
This symbolic gesture reflects the bitterness and exhaustion felt by residents after four years of excessive nuisance, persistent lack of transparency, and the absence of lasting solutions.
During the meeting, the Minister mentioned a possible improvement regarding the wheels of the M7 metro trains. Residents now eagerly await clarification from STIB-MIVB:
- A confirmation and precise details
- A clear timeline for rollout across the entire M7 fleet
- Concrete transitional measures to reduce nuisance in the meantime, as the current actions (such as rail grinding) have proven insufficient and short-lived.
The citizen initiative Stop Bruit Metro will continue to organise and take action until the nuisance problem is resolved in a satisfactory and lasting way.
See also (FR) 08/07/2025 SudInfo / La Capitale: « Quatre ans de nuisances » : des riverains offrent un gâteau aux autorités pour le «triste» anniversaire des rames M7.