ERFA’s Board of Directors welcomes the addition of Lineas to its membership. The European lobby organisation for rail transport believes that Lineas, in cooperation with other ERFA members, will have a key role to play...Read more
CEO Geert Pauwels of Lineas has won the European Railway Award 2020 on Tuesday evening in Brussels. The director received the award for the successful transformation of a loss-making division of the Belgian railways into...Read more
From now on, Stella Artois beers on the way to the port of Antwerp are delivered to their export gate by train. The Belgian beer manufacterer AB InBev has announced a major shift to rail...Read more
The new terminal of Hupac in the northern Italian city of Pordenone has proven its potential since the opening this May. Starting with a series of domestic train, it now handles seven trains per week...Read more
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
Many new connections and departures were launched or announced this week. These include two services between the Netherlands and Germany. Three new lines were established to Italy; from Germany, Belgium and Austria.
A new service commenced...Read more
To lessen the impact of the Oosterweel works on Belgian mobility, Lineas is doubling the capacity on its trains in and out of Antwerp. This doubling means the number of containers that can be removed...Read more
The rail and road sectors of Belgium are jointly launching a concrete proposal to stimulate a shift to rail. They argue for a compensation for companies that shift their cargo from road to rail, a...Read more
On Thursday morning the first train stacked with Volvo cars from Xi’an in China entered the Kluizendok terminal in the North Sea Port of Belgium. It was the official launch of a service that has...Read more
Lineas does rail differently; with a fresh, new approach. This attitude not only stems from the innovative express network of its trains. When CEO Geert Pauwels showed up for this interview, he appeared in jeans...Read more
In Belgium several NGO’s have launched the national mobility pact. They ask the next government to focus on rail transport as the backbone of tomorrow’s transport model and adopt a true mobility policy in favour...Read more
The Belgian Euro Terminal Genk is to include a state-of-the-art rail terminal called H.Essers Railport Genk. The terminal will facilitate the domestic rail connections Genk-Antwerp and Antwerp-Ghent-Zeebrugge in order to support freight transport between Genk...Read more
To make the railway the backbone of the European transport network, driving a train must become as easy as driving a truck. Furthermore, a level playing field must be created between rail and road transport,...Read more
Belgian rail freight operator Lineas plans to strengthen its business in Germany. Therefore, the company continues a recruitment campaign in the neighbouring country. Lineas will hire at least ten new train drivers in Germany by...Read more
Representatives of the Belgian rail freight industry have asked their government to reduce the costs of train paths and transshipment, in order to boost rail freight traffic. Driving a train through Belgium should be as...Read more
A new direct rail freight line between Genk in Belgium and Trieste in Italy has been launched. The service is a cooperation between Lineas and logistics company H. Essers and is the first direct train...Read more
Lineas has started shunting activities in the Maasvlakte-West, an extension of the Port of Rotterdam. Three locomotives were taken into use. It is the first time the Belgian operator gains foothold in the Dutch port.
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Lineas has opened a new operation centre in Mainz, Germany. The location is important for the Belgian operator, as it is situated in the Rotterdam – Antwerp – Rhine/Ruhr region triangle, where 40 per cent...Read more
