De Lijn

Summary

De Lijn is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).^[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].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 7245006O71S08LCDM483^[28]

• Registered legal name: De Lijn^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: NL^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 33MN^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: LAPSED^[34]

• Entity created: 1989-01-13^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2022-04-22^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2024-04-22^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2024-04-22^[38]

• Managing LOU: 724500A93Z8V1MJK5349^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000463^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 40345914^[41]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[42]

Body

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^[43], in Belgium^[44]; 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 ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]