Belgium invests 310 million in high-speed line to France
A high-speed train in Liege, Belgium Rob Dammers/Flickr
The Belgian railway network manager Infrabel is investing 310 million euros in the renovation of the oldest high-speed line in its network: the HSL1 from Brussels to France. The work will take around ten years to complete. High-speed trains between London and Paris will be diverted.
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Is this just lifecycle management (in which case: why is this newsworthy?) or is there some functional improvement involved (in which case the question would be: what is it?)?
Isn’t “the day after the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics” when you expect people to travel home?
4200 Euros per m, just for renovation, restoring… (Those planning to use Line, before the 10 year period is finished, shall not anticipate a comfortable ride, or?)