GROWTH in the business market and a further rise in travellers from the United States have helped Eurostar to achieve record first-quarter ridership, according to the latest figures from the international high-speed operator.
JOURNEY times for the hourly inter-city service between Amsterdam and Brussels were cut by half an hour on April 9, when trains were re-routed to run via the entire length of HSL South in the Netherlands and Belgium’s high-speed Line 4.
BELGIUM’s prime minister, Mr Charles Michel, and mobility minister Mr François Bellot officially relaunched Brussels RER construction works at a ceremony at Hoeilaart station on the Brussels - Ottignies line on March 27.
THELLO, the French subsidiary of Trenitalia, has announced plans to launch high-speed services in France in direct competition with French National Railways (SNCF).
GERMAN Rail (DB) recorded a 37% increase in ridership on its ICE service linking Frankfurt, Cologne and Brussels in 2017, while traffic on the Frankfurt - Cologne - Amsterdam corridor reached a new high.
THE board of Brussels Transport Company (Stib) has selected Bombardier as preferred bidder for a framework contract to supply up to 170 low-floor LRVs, with an initial order for 60 vehicles worth €169m (excluding VAT).
A full-size mock-up of the next generation of rolling stock for the Brussels metro has gone on public display as part of the WeAreMobility exhibition, which is being held alongside the Brussels International Motor Show at the Brussels Expo.
THALYS announced on December 22 that ridership on its services will exceed seven million in 2017, the first time in the operator’s 20-year history that passenger numbers have reached this figure.
THE board of Belgium’s infrastructure manger Infrabel has approved additional investment of €1.15bn for the period 2018-2031 on top of the €4.3bn in the 2017-2020 plan which will enable the Brussels RER project and some regional schemes to be completed.
TWO staff members from Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel have been killed by a runaway passenger train while two others were severely injured in the incident which occurred at Morlanwelz on line 112 between La Louvière and Charleroi on the evening of November 27.
