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LGV 4
The HSL 4 (, ) is a Belgium, Belgian high-speed rail line part of the axis which connects Antwerp to the Netherlands, Dutch border. It is ; of it being dedicated high speed tracks. It was scheduled for completion by 2005 and opened in 2009. Together with the HSL 1 to the French border and HSL-Zuid to Amsterdam, the line has shortened journeys between Brussels, Paris and the Netherlands. HSL 4 is used by Thalys, Siemens Velaro#Velaro e320 (Eurostar), Eurostar e320, and Intercity Direct, as well as (on weekdays only) by local and peak hour trains terminating at Noorderkempen railway station. It was formerly used by fast SNCB, internal InterCity trains (SNCB Class 13, Class 13 locomotives with SNCB I11 coach, I11 vehicles) and by Fyra, both of which were replaced by the Intercity Direct services. Route The high-speed HSL 4 begins just north of Antwerp (near Luchtbal), and runs where it meets the Dutch border. From Brussels to Antwerp Though HSL4 begins in Antwerp, it is part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HSL-Zuid
The HSL-Zuid (, ), is a 125 kilometre-long (78 mile) High-speed rail in the Netherlands, Dutch high-speed rail line running between the Amsterdam metropolitan area and the Belgium–Netherlands border, Belgian border, with a branch to Breda, North Brabant. Together with the Belgian HSL 4 it forms the Schiphol–Antwerp high-speed railway. Originally scheduled to be in service by 2007, the first public operations began on 7 September 2009, after a ceremony on 6 September. Intercity Direct operates between Amsterdam and Breda, for the time being with conventional Intercity carriages and TRAXX locomotives. On 13 December 2009 Thalys began services from Amsterdam to Paris and Brussels on the HSL-Zuid. On 4 April 2018 the first scheduled Eurostar connected Amsterdam to London via the HSL-Zuid. Talks about a high-speed line between Amsterdam and the Belgian border started under Prime Minister Joop den Uyl (1973–1977); work began during Wim Kok's first term (1998–2002). The Rij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SNCB Class 13
The Class 13 are a type of mixed use multivoltage electric locomotive of type ''Traxis'' designed by Alstom in the late 1990s for the Belgian and Luxembourgish railways (CFL Class 3000). The locomotives operate push-pull trains with coaches of type NMBS/SNCB I11 coach, I11, as well as freight trains. History Background At the beginning of the 1990s National Railway Company of Belgium, SNCB/NMBS had a requirement to renew its mainline locomotive fleet: it required fast high power passenger locomotives for intercity trains on lines between Ostend, Brussels, Liège, Liege and Eupen, as well as needing replacements for diesel locomotive classes NMBS/SNCB Class 52, 52, NMBS/SNCB Class 53, 53 and NMBS/SNCB Class 54, 54 which dated to the 1950s and were used on freight trains for the steel industry on the Athus-Meuse line and into Luxembourg. These requirements led to the decision to purchase a universal locomotive design. The design specifications included a minimum top speed of and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerpen-Luchtbal Railway Station
Antwerp-Luchtbal is a railway station in the north of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp (province), Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 1 February 1932 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway, known in Belgium as Line 12; it is also located on Line 27A, a freight line to the port of Antwerp; and on HSL 4. Since the opening of under Antwerp Central railway station it is also the endpoint of Belgian railway line 25, Line 25 from Brussels-North railway station. History The station was originally located on the Manchesterlaan but this station was closed and a new station opened on the Groenendaallaan. This was in connection with the opening of the High Speed Line to the Netherlands (HSL-Zuid, Line 4). Train services continued via Antwerpen-Dam to the Central Station until December 2011, however due to ongoing infrastructure work only freight trains operate via this route and the stations are now closed to passenger traffic. (Antwerpen-Schijnpoort is still used, on the west side (Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Railway Line 25
The Belgian railway line 25 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Antwerp. The section between Brussels and Mechelen was completed on 5 May 1835 and was the first railway in Belgium and the first public passenger steam railway in continental Europe. On 3 May 1836, the second section, between Mechelen and Antwerp, was opened. It was extended to Luchtbal in the north of Antwerp in 2007 by means of a in order to shorten the route from Amsterdam to Brussels. The total line runs . Over most of its length, it is paralleled by so that four tracks are available. During business hours, line 25 serves fast trains while local trains use line 27. The line goes through the following stations: * Brussels-North * Schaarbeek * * Vilvoorde * Eppegem * Weerde * Mechelen * Mechelen-Nekkerspoel * Sint-Katelijne-Waver * Duffel * Kontich * Hove * Mortsel-Oude-God * Mortsel-Deurnesteenweg * Antwerpen-Berchem * Antwerpen-Central * Antwerpen-Luchtbal L25N A recent addition i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Railway Line 25N
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Rail Transport In The Netherlands
Rail transport in the Netherlands uses a dense railway network which connects nearly all major towns and cities. There are more train stations than there are municipalities in the Netherlands . The network totals on of track; a line may run both ways, or two lines may run (one in each direction) on major routes. Three-quarters of the lines have been electrified. The Dutch rail network primarily supports passenger transport. Rail travel comprises the majority of the distance travelled on Dutch public transport. The national rail infrastructure is managed and maintained by the government agency ProRail, and a number of operators have concessions to operate their trains. The entire network is standard gauge. The Netherlands is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC), and its country code is 84. Most Dutch trains are equipped with Wi-Fi. They offer no onboard catering, except for a limited service on some international trains, due to the short distances involved. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Transport In Germany
Rail transport in Germany is provided predominantly by ''Deutsche Bahn'' (DB, ). , the railway network in Germany (DB only) had a length of , of which were electrified and were double track. About are high-speed railway lines. Germany has the 6th longest railway network in the world, and the largest in Europe after Russia. Germany was ranked 4th among national European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index assessing intensity of use, quality of service and safety. It had a very good rating for intensity of use, by both passengers and freight, and good ratings for quality of service and safety. It also captured relatively high value in return for public investment with cost to performance ratios that outperform the average ratio for all European countries. Germany's rail freight of 117 billion tons/kilometer meant it carried 17.6% of all inland German cargo in 2015. Germany is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liège-Guillemins Railway Station
Liège-Guillemins railway station (; ) is the main station in Liège, Belgium. It is one of the most important hubs in the country and is one of the four Belgian stations on the high-speed rail network. The station is used by 15,000 people every day, which makes it the eleventh-busiest station in Belgium and the third in Wallonia. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). History First station (1842–1863) The choice to make Liège the crossing point of a railway goes back to the first sketches of the railway from Antwerp to the Rhine, drawn up just after the Belgian Revolution. A royal decree issued on 21 March 1832 mentions it and a law dated 1 May 1834 provides for the creation of four lines, including the "eastern line", from Mechelen to Liège and the Prussian border.Ulysse Lamalle, ''Histoire des chemins de fer Belges'' (in French), Brussels, Office de Publicité, 1953, p. 20–22, 37–42. In 1838, only three years after the first conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schaarbeek Railway Station
Schaerbeek railway station () or Schaarbeek railway station () is a railway station in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels, Belgium, opened in 1887. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). Located to the north-east of Brussels, the station mainly serves trains travelling between central Brussels and Leuven, Antwerp or Brussels Airport-Zaventem. On these routes, it is the first station trains pass through after the North–South connection ( Brussels-North, Brussels-Central and Brussels-South stations). Although only local trains stop at Schaerbeek, the station also serves as a terminus for a number of interregional and peak-hour services. As it connects both to the North–South connection and to line 28 through Brussels-West station, it is the point at which trains can be rerouted to reverse direction. The square in front of the station serves as terminus for Brussels tram route 92, as well as bus route 69. Bus routes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels-North Railway Station
Brussels-North railway station (; ) is one of the three major railway stations in Brussels, Belgium; the other two are Brussels Central Station, Brussels-Central and Brussels-South railway station, Brussels-South. Every regular domestic and international train (except Eurostar) passing there has a planned stop. The station has 200,000 passengers per week, mainly commuters, making it one of the List of railway stations in Belgium, busiest in Belgium. It is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). Brussels-North is the end point of the ''Trams in Brussels, premetro'' (underground tram) North–South Axis (on lines Brussels tram route 4, 4 and Brussels tram route 10, 10), and an important node of the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company, STIB/MIVB), as well as of bus lines of the Flemish transport company De Lijn. More than 30 regional bus lines depart from there, as do international Eurolines coach services. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels-Central Railway Station
Brussels-Central railway station (; ) is a railway and metro station in central Brussels, Belgium. It is the second busiest railway station in Belgium and one of three principal railway stations in Brussels, together with Brussels-South and Brussels-North. First completed in 1952 after protracted delays caused by economic difficulties and World War II, it is the newest of Brussels' main rail hubs. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS). Brussels-Central is connected to the rapid transit Gare Centrale/Centraal Station station on lines 1 and 5 of the Brussels Metro system, and serves as an important node of the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company ( STIB/MIVB). History Inception and construction During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Brussels-North and Brussels-South were the primary railway stations in Brussels (Brussels-North slowly supplanted the original / railway station near the same site). However, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
