HSL 2

map

Brussels - Liège
Location and course of HSL 2 in the Belgian high-speed network
Route length:	95 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	25 kV, 50 Hz  ~
Maximum slope :	NBS: 21.58  ‰
Minimum radius :	NBS: 4650 m
Top speed:	300 km / h
Operational sites and structures
Legend Route 36 / 36N from Brussels Route 53 from Schellebelle Route 35 from Hasselt 28.7 0.0 Leuven Route 139 to Ottignies Line 36 to Liège Bierbeek tunnel (758 m) 21.3 Hoegaarden Border Province of Flemish Brabant - Province of Liège Border Province of Liège – Flemish Brabant Border Province of Flemish Brabant – Province of Liège Border Province of Liège - Province of Limburg Border Province of Limburg – Province of Liège Route 36 Liège - Brussels 50.3 Pousset Route 36 from Brussels 66.2 92.9 Ans End of the high-speed section Saint-Gilles tunnel Route 34 from Hasselt 99.0 Liège-Guillemins Route to Maastricht Route to Namur Route to Aachen

The HSL 2 (Dutch: Hogesnelheidslijn 2 , French: LGV 2 or Ligne à grande vitesse 2 ) is a 95 km long Belgian high-speed route between Brussels and Liège . HSL 2 is currently used by Thalys , ICE and Intercity trains. The maximum permissible speed is 300 km / h.

course

Between Brussels and lions the route follows route of the existing railway track Brussels-Liege , which was expanded to four tracks in this area. The middle two tracks are used for high-speed traffic, the outer two tracks for other traffic. Between Lions and Liege herein as follows new line -speed rail line running into traffic routes bundling the course of the E 40 motorway until just before Liege. This bundling of traffic routes resulted from a request by the licensing authority in the course of route planning.

The new line between Leuven and Bierset (about 10 km west of Liège ) measures 62 km.

At Ans , the new line merges with the existing double-track Brussels – Liège line.

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  HSL 2 near Hoegaarden (A3 / E40)

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  HSL 2 at Berloz (A3 / E40)

The maximum incline of the new line is 21.58 per thousand. In the 300 km / h section, the minimum arc radius is 4650 m, with an elevation of up to 130 mm.

history

According to an agreement between the transport ministers involved in the PBKA project, the Brussels – Aachen section should be completed in 1998. Construction work on the new line began in spring 1998. On January 11, 2001, a train driver died in a collision between two construction trains. Four locomotives and ten wagons were irreparably damaged and scrapped on site.

Operations started in 2002. Due to lack of approval for the route the timetable change in December 2002, newly installed wrong ICE 3M of ICE International on the existing line. During test runs of an ICE 3M on the route on October 28, 2003, flying gravel was observed. The critical speed was later determined to be 275 km / h and the trains on the route were approved for 250 km / h.

Since the construction of HSL 3 was completed at the end of 2007, there has been a continuous Belgian east-west axis from the French border (with a TGV connection to Lille and Paris and a Eurostar connection to London ) to the German border. Commercial operations on HSL 3 were delayed until mid-2009 due to the lack of technical equipment on the ICE and Thalys trains.

technology

There are two track changes at a distance of about 29 km along the entire route . The line is electrified with 25  kV / 50 Hz alternating current , and the new TBL 2/3 line is used as the train protection system . When planning the route, the TVM 430 and ETCS train control systems were also considered. The decision for TBL2 was made in 1999.

See also

• HSL 1
• HSL 3
• HSL 4
• HSL Zuid
• Brussels South Railway Station
• Liège-Guillemins train station
• PBKA
• Channel Tunnel Rail Link

Web links

Commons : HSL 2  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• HSL 2. In: Structurae
• Belgian high-speed site (French, with map)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Sven Andersen: New and upgraded lines for high-speed traffic in Belgium . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 6/2002, ISSN  1421-2811 , pp. 278–281.
2. ↑ Appendices C.04 and E.1 of the Infrabel Terms of Use ( Memento of the original from October 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ ^{a b} HSL 2 on the Dutch. Wikipedia, accessed September 8, 2012
4. ↑ ^{a b} Report on construction progress on the Belgian high-speed lines . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 4/2001, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 164.
5. ↑ Review of the year 1989 . In: Die Bahn informs , ZDB -ID 2003143-9 , issue 1/1990, pp. 12-15.
6. ^ Announcement Belgian high-speed line is taking shape . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , Issue 3, 1999, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 44.
7. ↑ Message ICE 3 to Brussels . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 12/2002, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 549.
8. ^ Frank Panier: Approval of the ICE 3 in France - the practical testing . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 11/2005, pp. 514-517.
9. ^ To Van den Abeele, Johan Verschaeve: Train control and train protection in Belgium - today and tomorrow . In: signal + wire . tape 99 , no. 11 , 2007, ISSN  0037-4997 , p. 14-18 .