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Transport public Capacity Infrabel / SNCB The main objective of this Yes Under 0,29 0,07 - lack of financing The Brussels
increase of the project is to maximise the construction North-South link
North-South operating conditions of the consists of 3
Junction in North-South Junction, in tunnel tubes which
Brussels terms of strength as well as each contain 2
capacity. The work carried tracks. It’s a
out will allow results to be bottleneck through
achieved in the short term which pass every
as well as in the long term. day 57% of all
travellers on the
This programme involves national rail
infrastructure or new network as well as
equipment, in particular trains with
beyond the North-South international
Junction. connections. The
North-South
Sub-projects : Junction (NSJ) is
(1) Track and bifurcation of nearly saturated
HSL in the North of the during rush hour
Brussels-Capital region by 90 trains.
(2) Measures to increase Without major
capacity in the Brussels- modernisation
South area works and other
(3) Measures to increase initiatives to
capacity in the Brussels- improve traffic
North – Schaerbeek area flows, the NSJ will
(4) Business Continuity not be able to
Plan - Preventive measures cope with the
for the North-South Junction predicted traffic
growth.
Additional measures could
be launched in the next
years.