The first direct rail freight connection between Vietnam and Belgium is a fact. The train already made two departures on 20 and 27 July, while the third is scheduled for 3 August. Parties involved in...Read more
The Artère Nord Est, a rail connection in northern France, is operational again. The connection is part of the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor in France and offers alternatives for Belgian rail transport between the Flemish seaports...Read more
The rail connections between Gembloux and Namur and Pepinster and Welkenraedt are open again as of the morning of 26 July. The line restoration and reopening go according to Infrabel’s plan despite the continuously occurring...Read more
Last week’s flood disaster, which damaged large parts of the Wallonian railway in Belgium, also paralysed the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor. Infrabel examines alternative routes for the strategic rail freight corridor, but the options are very...Read more
Belgium and Germany are heavily impacted by the floods that took place last week. Their rail networks have suffered substantial damage that will need time and high costs to be repaired. In Belgium, these costs...Read more
Following last week’s severe floods in Belgium, southern Netherlands and western Germany, rail freight in these regions has been impaired for the most part. High water levels and damages are still insisting. However, the infrastructure...Read more
The Montzen route, one of the routes that connects the Flemish seaports in Belgium with Germany, was opened up again for freight trains on Friday afternoon, after it was closed due to flooding. Rail freight...Read more
The floods deluging western and central Europe have impaired much of the rail infrastructure in Belgium while also causing problems in the Netherlands. Germany is not to be left out of the country list facing...Read more
Rail freight traffic in the southern part of Belgium is severely impacted by heavy rainfall. Railway lines are flooded, and sometimes completely washed away. The damage on the tracks is considerable, and it will take...Read more
Floods in western Europe are disrupting several cross-border railway lines. The areas most affected are the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. This is an update of the situation on Thursday afternoon.Read more
There will be a new study this fall into the feasibility of the Rhein-Ruhr-Rail Connection, also known as 3RX. The Belgian Minister of Mobility, Georges Gilkinet, reiterated that this week during a committee meeting of...Read more
Infrabel, Belgium’s infrastructure manager, is implementing a renewal project on the tracks of the Bundle M station at Leuven. The works include the reconstruction of rail tracks that will reach lengths up to 750 metres....Read more
Lineas has a new addition to its Green Xpress Network. The company will connect the North Sea Port and Ghent directly to the Intermodale Milano Segrate terminal in Northern Italy. The new train service will...Read more
Alstom has signed an agreement to equip one of DB Cargo’s freight locomotives with ETCS signaling technology. As part of this project, subsidised by the CEF and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, a...Read more
The Belgian government will invest at least 365 million euros in railways during the coming years. Railways have been “neglected for too long” in Belgium, and the specific investment will play a critical role in...Read more
The Port of Antwerp, Infrabel and Railport announced their joint plans to grow the port’s share of goods transported by rail. The following decade, until 2030, constitutes the timeframe in which the three companies will...Read more
Ever since MSC announced to open a depot at North Sea Port, the phone has been ringing non-stop at Vlaeynatie, the company that is to facilitate the depot at Terneuzen. “Other shipping companies are now...Read more
Ever since MSC has announced to open a depot at North Sea Port, the phone has been ringing non-stop at Vlaeynatie, the company that is to facilitate the depot at Terneuzen. Other shipping companies are...Read more
