Skoda to retrofit 110 Lineas locomotives with ETCS
Skoda has recently acquired the majority of shares in The Signalling Company (TSC) from Lineas and ERMTS Solutions, a company specialising in railway testing. One of the projects picked up by the company is to...Read more
Alstom, ProRail, and Lineas test driverless shunting locomotive
Alstom, Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail and rail freight company Lineas on Tuesday demonstrated the operation of a shunting locomotive on Grade of Automation (GoA) Level 4. Dutch sister publication SpoorPro joined the demonstration of some...Read more
Lineas launches another rail link between Belgium and Italy
Another intermodal rail connection between Belgium and Italy has been launched. The new connection, operated by Lineas, connects North Sea Port with Piadena as a new gateway to Italy for intermodal trains.Read more
Lineas discrimated in train path allocation at Dutch shunting yards
Lineas was discriminated in the allocation of train paths at two emplacement yards in the Netherlands. This was concluded by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets after the Belgian railway undertaking had submitted complaints...Read more
Lineas applies energy surcharge: ‘we can no longer absorb the high rates’
Lineas will apply a dynamic energy surcharge to all its transports as of 1 April, 2022 to compensate for soaring energy prices. The company says it is no longer able to absorb the increasing energy...Read more
Sudden change of faces in Lineas: Bernard Gustin appointed new CEO
Lineas has a new CEO since the morning of 4 February. Geert Pauwels is out, and Bernard Gustin is the company’s new head. The company’s poor financial performance led Pauwels to resign. The new CEO...Read moreLineas, Ermewa and Beacon enter long-term equipment partnership
Lineas, Ermewa and Beacon rail have just launched a long-term partnership based on the sale-and-leaseback of rolling stock. The cooperation concerns the sale and long-term leasing of diesel locomotives and wagons and is considered a...Read more
A spark of rail freight at COP26 in Glasgow
A convincing speech advocating rail freight was held by CEO of Lineas Geert Pauwels at the climate summit in Glasgow this Thursday morning. “To achieve the climate targets, rail transport is an indispensable link.” Pauwels...Read more
Belgian railways receive additional 250 million support
The Belgian coalition government reached a budget agreement last week. Railways receive 250 million extra in the next three years. Most of this will be invested in infrastructure, to further develop rail freight transport. Read more
Northern France railway reopening offers an alternative to North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor
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
Flood aftermath: Infrabel in search for alternative routes on the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor
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
Lineas expands services from the North Sea Port with connection to Milano
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
Lineas CEO: acquisition rail operator Rotterdam first step growth strategy
Lineas has taken over Independent Rail Partner (IRP), its long-term partner and an expert in first and last mile services in the Rotterdam region. With the acquisition, the originally Belgian operator wants to strengthen its...Read more
Belgium reduces track access charges until end of June 2021
The Belgian government has announced to financially support the rail freight industry. Until 30 June, a reduced tariff applies for freight trains, and cancellation and reservation costs are waived. The support scheme applies from 1...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
Only modest growth for rail freight transport in the Netherlands
After doubling the net volume of freight between the mid-1990s and 2008, there is virtually no growth in rail freight transport in the Netherlands. This is evident from the 2019 Transport Monitor published by the...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
Austria integrated in Green Xpress network with 12 new lines
From mid-December Lineas will take its Xpress trains from Antwerp to Austria with two new services. One connects the Belgian hub to Wolfurt, while another links Antwerp to Wels and Vienna. In total, 12 additional...Read more