Topic: Belgium

renewed fleet Infrabel to deploy new wagon fleet for infrastructure works

Despite not carrying out rail freight services in their most traditional definition, the Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel will get at least 300 new open box…
New freight service Lineas and ECS launch new rail link between Belgium and Germany

Lineas, one of the largest private rail operators in Europe, has launched a new rail freight route. In cooperation with ECS, it will be carrying…
new terminal New multimodal air-rail-road hub under development in Liège

Liege Airport and intermodal terminal operator Liège Logistics Intermodal (LLI) have announced a strategic partnership focusing on the creation of a major multimodal air-rail-road hub…
public vs private Lineas presents 5-point plan for private rail freight operators

Lineas, one of the largest private rail freight operators in Europe, has published a memorandum with five “actions” to increase competition with state-owned entities. In…
Belgian regions and banks to provide 46 million euros to save Lineas

The Belgian regions of Flanders and Wallonia are joining forces in an effort to keep Lineas, the main rail freight operator in the country, alive.…
Ghent-Burges railway upgrade to be complete by 2029

The railway stretching from Ghent to Bruges, in northwestern Belgium, is currently being upgraded to become a four-track line. Two new tracks are currently being…
European rail a mixed bag: Polish PKP Cargo profits while others struggle

Rail freight operators in Europe are performing very differently. Big names such as DB Cargo and Lineas are in trouble, but in Poland, the annual…
Dutch rail freight volumes fell by 10% in 2023

Rail freight volumes in the Netherlands fell by ten per cent in 2023. In its annual rail freight report, Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail explains that…
Port of Liege invests in extending container capacity at multimodal hub

Belgium’s inland Port of Liège (PAL) has invested more than 9 million euros in expanding the container terminal at its Trilogiport road-river-rail freight hub.