De Lijn

Flemish public transport company
Organization business Q614819
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De Lijn

Summary

De Lijn is a business[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • De Lijn is in the country of Belgium[3].
  • De Lijn is in the country of NL[4].
  • De Lijn's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • De Lijn's instance of is recorded as transport company[6].
  • De Lijn's item operated is recorded as Tram route 1[7].
  • De Lijn is owned by Flemish administration[8].
  • De Lijn's headquarters location is recorded as Mechelen[9].
  • De Lijn's chief executive officer is recorded as Johan Sauwens[10].
  • De Lijn's child organization or unit is recorded as De Lijn Flemish Brabant[11].
  • De Lijn's child organization or unit is recorded as De Lijn Limburg[12].
  • De Lijn's child organization or unit is recorded as De Lijn Antwerp[13].
  • De Lijn's child organization or unit is recorded as De Lijn East Flanders[14].
  • De Lijn's child organization or unit is recorded as De Lijn West Flanders[15].
  • De Lijn's Commons category is recorded as De Lijn[16].
  • De Lijn's industry is recorded as public transport[17].
  • July 31, 1990 marks the founding of De Lijn[18].
  • 1989-01-13 marks the founding of De Lijn[19].
  • De Lijn's official website is recorded as http://www.delijn.be/[20].
  • De Lijn's topic's main category is recorded as Category:De Lijn[21].
  • De Lijn's Commons gallery is recorded as De Lijn[22].
  • De Lijn's director / manager is recorded as Ann Schoubs[23].
  • De Lijn's replaces is recorded as Antwerp Intercommunal Transport Company[24].
  • De Lijn's replaces is recorded as Ghent Intercommunal Transport Company[25].
  • De Lijn's replaces is recorded as National company of light railways[26].
  • De Lijn's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Vlaamse Vervoermaatschappij - De Lijn'}[27].

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Founding

Recorded inception include July 31, 1990[18] and 1989-01-13[19].

Identity

De Lijn's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Vlaamse Vervoermaatschappij - It'}[27].

Leadership

De Lijn's chief executive officer is recorded as Johan Sauwens[10]. Its director / manager is recorded as Ann Schoubs[23].

Operations

De Lijn's headquarters location is recorded as Mechelen[9]. Subsidiaries include De Lijn Flemish Brabant[11], a business[28], in Belgium[29]; De Lijn Limburg[12]; De Lijn Antwerp[13]; De Lijn East Flanders[14]; and De Lijn West Flanders[15].

Industry

De Lijn's industry is recorded as public transport[17].

Ownership

De Lijn is owned by Flemish administration[8].

Why It Matters

De Lijn has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Crossroad Bank of Enterprises. kbopub.economie.fgov.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Crossroad Bank of Enterprises. kbopub.economie.fgov.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Arflhn · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of business, transport company
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q924286]]"
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