Brussels Regional Express Network

In the Belgian capital, Brussels, the railway company SNCB / NMBS plans to modernize the Vorortszugsystems and its marketing as Réseau Express Régional (RER ) ( French) or Gewestelijk ExpresNet (GEN ) ( Dutch). In the German versions of the Internet presence of the railway company is spoken by the "S -Bahn Brussels ".

In the Brussels daily run 365,000 commuters, for the outside of the narrow town center is currently only an inadequate public transport services with suburban trains, comparable to the German regional trains, exists. Since many of these potential customers continue today with your own car, there are regular traffic jams and parking problems: Brussels threatens to suffocate in traffic, not to mention the environmental problems completely.

History

The idea for the creation of the project dates back to the 1990s. A first project was released in 1995. The commissioning of the first lines was then scheduled for 2002.

The institutional fussiness that prevails in Belgium, has meant that the project was delayed and delayed, as it needed approvals from both the three regions of the country and of the four transport companies, SNCB / NMBS, TEC, STIB and De Lijn.

Initial construction finally began in 2005; was planned commissioning time for 2012 Later several delays were announced. ; commissioning is now not be before 2016 or 2017.

Planning

The planned GEN / RER is largely on its own rail and closely vertaktetem schedule not only the Brussels -Capital Region develop, but also to the neighboring provinces of Walloon Brabant and Flemish Brabant in the Walloon and Flanders regions rich. In addition, the international airport Brussels -Zaventem to be better connected. In the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht an interchange station with direct connection to the Brussels metro is built. The required integration with the Brussels Metro is still in its infancy, and a common network plan ( web spider ) has not yet been released and a common transport network is no more a reality.

By 2012, nine railway lines are planned with additional bus routes that will operate during rush hour in 15 -minute or 30 -minute intervals. Furthermore, a simplified and unified tariff system, expansion of park-and -ride offer planned and already 305 EMUs of the type Siemens Desiro ML are ordered.

These nine railway lines radiating surround the city center on different routes. To do five so-called " key routes " will be expanded to four tracks:

  • Brussels - Halle ( was already in the development of the TGV high speed line to the French border, on the Thalys (Paris ) and the Euro Star ( London) since 2006 run )
  • Brussels - Leuven ( also in the development of high-speed line to the German border (Cologne), opened in December 2006)
  • Brussels - Ottignies -Louvain- la -Neuve
  • Brussels - Nivelles
  • Brussels - Denderleeuw

As well as " Diabolo project" designated project

  • Brussels - Mechelen (with additional links at Brussels Airport )

Realization

The first official " ground-breaking ceremony " took place on 23 August 2006. Several expansion projects were started in 2004 and are also part of this ambitious project. Following the expansion of the international link for high -speed traffic ( HGV) from France via Brussels to Germany and the Netherlands - also against the background of the development of Brussels as the capital of the European Union - could already be achieved first improvements.

After completion in 2012 the following line courses are provided by the SNCB / NMBS:

Sources and links

  • Planned network spider the GEN / RER Brussels
S-Bahn List of environmental issues Société Régionale Wallonne du Transport Halle, Belgium Eurostar
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