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Trains in Belgium normally run on the left hand track. [5] This is in contrast to road vehicles, which drive on the right hand side of the road and is evidence of the British involvement in building the rail network in the 19th century. The railway network is controlled and maintained by Infrabel.
All railway lines in Belgium are identified by a route number and these numbers are in widespread general use (for example, in passenger train timetables). Most of the numbers have remained unchanged since the creation of the SNCB/NMBS in the 1920s, although line closures and the construction of new routes have led to a few alterations over the years.
This is an index of all passenger rail services operated in Belgium.. Passenger rail services in Belgium are operated by NMBS/SNCB.. The Belgian rail network is organised into three main domestic passenger train categories on the main lines, these are:
Regional transport in Belgium is operated by regional companies: De Lijn in Flanders operates the Kusttram and the Antwerp pre-metro and tram, and the tram in Gent, as well as a bus network both urban and interurban, TEC in Wallonia operates the Charleroi lightrail system as well as a bus network and MIVB/STIB in the Brussels Capital-Region ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Railway stations in Belgium by city (2 C) A. Rail transport in Antwerp (2 C, 8 P) B. Rail transport in Brussels (4 C, ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... move to sidebar hide. Belgium has an extensive passenger railway network managed by the National Railway ... MAP: 90: East ...
Completed in 1843, the line runs 47.4 km in Belgium. [2] and another 6.8 km in Germany. It is the first and oldest cross-border railway line worldwide. Since 2009, high speed trains running between Brussels and Aachen use the HSL 3 instead of the line 37 between Chênée and Hergenrath.
During late 2006, a new communication centre for Belgium's railways, simply referred to as Traffic Control, came into operation, integrating the former national and regional dispatching centres to guide trains through all lines of the Belgian rail network in real time; this involved the phased replacement of aging electromechanical apparatus ...