Brussels – Quévy railway line

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The 75.5 km long, double-track railway line Brussels – Quévy (France) connects the Brussels agglomeration area via Halle (Belgium) , Braine-le-Comte , Mons and Quévy with France.

Operation and history

The railway line built by the "Etat Belge" (in the Brussels Midi – Mons, Ligne Dorsale section ) and the "Nord Belge" (in the Mons – Quévy section) was opened in several sections:

  • May 18, 1840: Bruxelles-Midi-Tubize
  • October 31, 1841: Tubize – Soignies
  • December 19, 1841: Soignies – Mons
  • December 12, 1857: Mons – Quévy (French border)

In the 1930s, the line in the Brussels – Mons section was expanded. a. a single-track tunnel at Braine-le-Comte, which was expanded to two tracks in 1957. By the end of April 1963, the route between Mons and Frameries was also re-routed. By January 6, 1963, the railway line between Brussels and Braine-le-Comte was electrified. Electrification between Braine-le-Comte and Mons followed on May 28, 1963, and the railway line between Mons and the French border was also electrified by July 14, 1963. 3 kV are used in the Brussels – Quévy section and 25 kV in the Quévy – France section.

Train traffic

Since the Brussels – Halle (B) section is part of the Brussels – Lille high-speed line, this is where the route is the busiest (TGVs, Thalys, etc.). Only the InterRegio Brussels-Airport-Brussels-Quévy uses the entire route.

  • Thalys :
    • Paris-Nord – Lille – Halle – Brussels – Amsterdam
    • Paris-Nord – Lille – Halle – Brussels – Cologne
    • Marne-la-Vallée – Halle – Brussels
  • Eurostar :
    • London – Halle – Brussels
  • TGV :
    • Nice – Halle – Brussels
    • Bordeaux – Halle – Brussels
    • Marseille – Halle – Brussels
    • Perpignan – Halle – Brussels
  • InterCity ( F, H ):
    • Quiévrain – Mons – Halle – Brussels – Liège
    • Mouscron – Halle – Brussels – Schaerbeek
  • InterRegio ( d, g, j ):
    • Geraardsbergen – Halle – Brussels – Leuven
    • Manage – Braine-le-Comte – Halle – Brussels – Turnhout
    • Quévy – Mons – Halle – Brussels – Brussels Airport
  • Regional Express :
    • Quévy – Maubeuge (F)
    • Quévy – Aulnoye (F)
  • L-Trein :
    • Soignes – Mons
    • Ath-Mons

accident

On February 15, 2010 at 8:28 am on route 96E (Spoorlijn 96) between Buizingen and Halle (Belgium), the most serious accident in Belgium for decades occurred, with 19 fatalities and many seriously injured.

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