12.09.2019
Artikel Nummer: 28762
Increasing the number of freight trains within Belgium
Lineas, which is based in Belgium, is doubling the capacity on its trains in and out of Antwerp. The private railfreight operator is raising capacities on the Belgian lines from Antwerp to La Louvière, Genk and Zeebrugge, and is also establishing new connections to Terneuzen and Ghent.
These 'Oosterweel trains' link the Belgian cities with the main docks via its main hub in Antwerp, from where trains depart bound for the rest of Europe.
By doubling the space for cargo, Lineas can now take 5,300 containers a week out of the Antwerp traffic (compared to 2,600 previously), and the rail operator plans to increase its offer even further in the coming months. (ben)