2023-11-20 16:28:21
The inauguration of a first 4-track section near Ottignies station foreshadows the finalization of the RER line to Brussels in 2026. For the RER to Nivelles, you will have to wait 3 additional years. And even more for lifting the last bottleneck. Article reserved for subscribers Journalist at the Planète pole By Benoît July Published on 11/20/2023 at 5:28 p.m. Reading time: 2 min
Is a bright horizon finally beginning to take shape for the RER? We are now saying this at Infrabel, responsible for rail infrastructure, by confirming two finalization dates: 2026, for the line between Ottignies and Brussels, and 2029, for (a large part) of that linking the capital to Nivelles.
For commuters, who since the resumption of work following almost a decade of delay in 2018, have mainly suffered the torments of construction sites, this is the start of good news. An embryo of which was shown this Monday morning, in the form of the inauguration of the “first real Walloon section” – remember that the delay only concerns Wallonia, the 3 Flemish lines (respectively between Brussels and Louvain, Hal and Denderleeuw) having been completed since 2018.
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