Eurocaprail
| Eurocaprail | |
|---|---|
| Route length: | 397 km |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Top speed: | 160 (Belgium) km / h |
The Eurocaprail is a highway for high-speed trains between Brussels and Strasbourg via Luxembourg . It is TEN- V project 28. The route is 397 km long.
Sections
The route consists of four parts:
Belgium
Between Brussels and the western border of Luxembourg, the old lines Brussels – Namur and Namur – Arlon are being expanded to a maximum speed of 160 km / h and the modernization of some stations is being advanced. Construction began in 2007 and the project is expected to be completed by December 2015 [obsolete] . The total costs are expected to be 604 million euros.
Luxembourg
A modernization of the Arlon – Luxembourg railway line from the Belgian border to Luxembourg station is planned. In the south, the existing Metz – Luxembourg line is to be partially replaced by a new line between the capital and the town of Bettembourg , and the station there is to be expanded. Construction began in February 2011. The planned total costs amount to 430 million euros.
France
The two sections in France are part of the high-speed line LGV Est européenne and are part of EU transport projects 4 and 17. The 100 km long route between Luxembourg and the new rail hub in Baudrecourt is part of TEN-T project 4.
A new line has been built from Baudrecourt to Vendenheim (near Strasbourg). Construction began on this second section of LGV Est européenne (TEN-T project 17) in August 2010. Completion was planned for December 2016, but due to an accident during the test phase , the route was not opened until the timetable change on December 11, 2016 . The planned total costs amount to 94 million euros.
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/ten-t/ten-t-projects/projects-by-priority-project/priority-project-28
- ↑ 2007-BE-28050-P. Euro Cap Rail on the Brussels-Luxembourg-Strasbourg railway axis. (No longer available online.) Executive Agency for the Trans-European Transport Network, 2012, archived from the original on 13 December 2013 ; Retrieved December 9, 2013 (Belgian section website). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 2007-LU-28020-P. EuroCapRail: modernization of the Brussels-Luxembourg-Strasbourg rail axis. (No longer available online.) Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency, December 31, 2012, archived from the original on December 13, 2013 ; Retrieved on December 9, 2013 (English, EU page on the Luxembourg section). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b 2007-FR-17210-P. New railway high speed line "LGV Est". Second phase: section Baudrecourt-Vendenheim. (No longer available online.) Executive Agency for the Trans-European Transport Network, archived from the original on 13 December 2013 ; accessed on December 9, 2013 (English, EU website for projects 4 and 17). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ TEN-T EA: Priority Project 4 ( Memento of the original dated December 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. High-speed railway axis east; accessed on December 9, 2013
