Border geo-coordinates: 51.469236, 4.448798 [Open on OpenStreetMap, OpenRailwayMap]

Status: Operational

#CrossBorderRail assessment: Active passenger line - visited by ๐Ÿšฒ

Date(s) visited during #CrossBorderRail project: 20/03/2024

Core Data

Track gauge: 1435 mm
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Max speed: 125km/h
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Number of tracks: 2
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Electrification: [BE]: 3 kV=; [NL]: 1.5 kV=
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Train control system: [BE]: Crocodile, [NL]: ATB
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European Commission Political Assessment

Importance to border region: High

Importance to countries concerned: High

Importance to TEN-T network: Low

TEN-T corridor: North Sea - Baltic

European Commission Administrative Data

Infrastructure manager: Infrabel [BE]; ProRail [NL]

Language of operation: Dutch

Competent authorities for PSO passenger services: FOD Mobiliteit en Vervoer [BE]; Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu [NL]

Railway undertaking(s): SNCB [BE]; NS [NL]

Ministry of transport: FOD Mobiliteit en Vervoer [BE]; Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu [NL]

European Commission Historical Data

Inauguration: 1854

Closure: -

Passenger services: 251 / 234 / 0 / -

Length of cross border section: 9 km

Average speed of cross border section: 77 km/h

Daily passenger flow: Not available

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