The Belgian government has started talks about new contracts with NMBS and Infrabel. In order to get the rail infrastructure to a higher level, a performance contract is being concluded with Infrabel. The government enters...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
At the second day of RailTech Europe 2021, the winners of the 15 nominated companies for the innovation awards were announced: Infrabel, 3M Poland, Network Rail, DB Vertrieb, Civil Water Management Limited and TrioLight. After...Read more
During RailTech Europe, various presentations are focused on public transport. From international train travel, high-speed lines and ticketing, to research into passenger behaviour in corona time. But with over a hundred speakers in the programme,...Read more
Infrabel has entered the final phase of the electrification of railway line 19 between Mol and Hamont in Belgium. The railway infrastructure manager expects that the 33-kilometer-long railway line can be put into use in...Read more
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
After various tests, Infrabel has installed the first “green” sleepers made of concrete based on sulfur. They are the first infrastructure manager in Europe to start using these sleepers on a large scale. The sleepers...Read more
All EU infrastructure managers are obliged to have a data collection system for the energy consumption of trains by January 2022. Energy management expert Bart van der Spiegel from Infrabel will get the railway sector...Read more
Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel has equipped 1.915 kilometres of track with train control system ERTMS up until January 2021. This makes up 30 percent of the 6.399 kilometres of the main rail net, which Infrabel...Read more
Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel started one of the largest renewal operations on the main line in Antwerp of this year during last weekend. 17 switches will be renewed in 9 weekends on two important railway...Read more
Belgian railway infrastructure manager Infrabel will carry out the finalising works on the Mechelen Railway Bypass in the upcoming weeks. On December 14th, operator NMBS will take the associated platforms 11 and 12 into service....Read more
It has been 50 years since the railway bridge in Zaventem, Belgium has seen renovations. For this reason, infrastructure manager Infrabel has taken up the project to renovate and modernize the railway bridge. A schedule...Read more
Belgian rail infrastructure manager Infrabel is carrying out an extraordinary experiment. It uses sheep and goats for regulating vegetation along the tracks. The animals help the railway company to remove weeds at the hard-to-reach places.Read more
Nearly all European railway companies are working on introducing a form of Automatic Train Operation (ATO) in the coming years. This includes a complete move over to the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS). During...Read more
By July 2020, the European rail sector should implement IRS 90930, a new standard in energy measuring. It includes the installation of onboard Energy Measuring Systems (EMS) in the locomotives and passenger trains as well...Read more
