DB Cargo puts transformers on the rail from Italy to Belgium
DB Cargo transported transformers from the rail terminal in Desio, near Milan, Italy, to Vilvoorde, near Brussels, Belgium. The initiative was carried out in collaboration with LoTraFer an Italian logistics company specialised in project cargo...Read more
Flemish ‘Bomb Railway’ cleared from ammunition
The first day of the extended Ascension Day weekend was by far the most exciting moment for the Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel this year. The so-called bomb railway in Wildert near Essen (province of Antwerp)...Read more
Neutral shunting services in Antwerp-North mean ‘level playing field for all’
The marshalling yard at Antwerp-North, Belgium, applies a new model for shunting operations. A collaboration between the port of Antwerp-Bruges, Lineas, Railport Antwerp and Infrabel neutralises operations in the yard and makes them equally accessible...Read more
Hupac to launch new Antwerp-Duisburg connection
Hupac will launch a new rail connection between the Antwerp Combinant terminal and two terminals in Duisburg. The new service will be inaugurated on Monday 12 December. The two German terminals are the Duisburg Kombitermininal...Read more
First frigo trailer on Belgium-Spain train opens new business for Hupac
The connection between Antwerp’s Combinant terminal and the Barcelona El Morrot terminal has a new component. Hupac dispatched a P400 frigo trailer for the first time in this service, or to put it in their...Read more
Hupac to launch new shuttle train between Belgium and Poland
Hupac will launch a new shuttle train service between Belgium and Poland. Starting on 8 November, three weekly trains will connect the Combinant Terminal in Antwerp with the Metrans terminal in Poznan/Gadki. This service is...Read more
MSC establishes Medway Belgium to expand rail freight in northern Europe
Shipping giant MSC has started a recruitment campaign for a new railway company in Belgium under the name Medway. In Portugal, Spain and Italy, MSC has been operating its own trains under the Medway label...Read more
Contargo launches another seaport shuttle
Contargo is launching a new shuttle between its terminal in Frankfurt and Antwerp. The weekly service will start on Monday 4 April with the first departure from Contargo Industrial Park Frankfurt-Höchst.Read more
Rail freight industry Belgium presents Rail Roadmap 2030
More than twenty organisations in Belgium, including the Flemish ports, Infrabel and VBO, have presented the Rail Roadmap 2030. In this document they indicate which steps must be taken to enable a doubling of rail...Read more
More weekly connections between Zeebrugge and Strasbourg
The train connection between Cosco’s CSP Zeebrugge terminal and Strasbourg in eastern France now runs with daily roundtrips between the two destinations. The service upgrade is in place since Friday 2 July. Trains travelling in...Read more
New research into the construction of the Iron Rhine
The Netherlands is participating in a new study about the feasibility of a new train connection from Antwerp to the German Ruhr area. Belgian media report that the study is carried out jointly with Germany...Read more
Concerns in the South of Netherlands about increasing number of hazardous goods trains
Last year, the railway line crossing the Dutch West Braband province saw the transportation of 8,000 dangerous goods tank wagons. This yearly number may increase fivefold in the coming years-reaching 40,000. Municipalities in the region...Read more
Port of Moerdijk wants to run 100 trains per week after summer
The number of trains to and from the Dutch Port of Moerdijk has almost doubled in recent years to just under three thousand a year. With a planned extension of the track at the Combined...Read more
Poland Xpress came at the right time, now 5 times per week
Lineas and PCC Intermodal will increase the frequency of their regular connection between Belgium and Poland. From 1 February, the Poland Xpress connecting Antwerp and Poznan travels five times per week. Currently, the service runs...Read more
New rail access for Swabia and Vorarlberg regions
On Tuesday morning, a direct train left from Antwerp to the “Four-Country Region” of Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. The train is part of the Green Xpress Network of rail freight operator Lineas, and gives...Read more
New direct train connection between Antwerp and ‘Four-Country Region’
As of 15 December 2020, Antwerp will acquire a new connection with the ‘Four-country Region’ of Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. The new link will start operating with three trains per week, while plans for...Read more
Belgian clays to Scotland via Tunnel
Lineas and GB Railfreight have extended their teamwork for another year. From the west coast of Europe to the west coast of Scotland, a frequent bulk flow from Antwerp to Irvine is guaranteed into its...Read more
North Sea Port of Ghent connects to 12 new destinations
A new rail freight line between the Interface Terminal in Ghent and the Lineas Main Hub in Antwerp has been launched, allowing for an extension of traffic to and from the North Sea port to...Read more
New regular Lineas Intermodal service for 3MCT
Lineas Intermodal has been running a new regular service for 3MCT, a multimodal container terminal in the Belgian town of Westdorpe, just across the Dutch border along the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal. The railway line connects to...Read more