SLOVAKIA, ITALY AND ROMANIA
10 more trains per week in Liège to boost the modal shift
The Belgian city of Liège is going to see more freight trains running thanks to a number of new international services launched in the past…
2025 data
Data of the week: Only one major port in Northwestern Europe capitalised on container growth
Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg: These are the major ports in Northwestern Europe. Throughput developments here directly impact the rail freight business, and so we’re taking a…
Interview
How does Belgium manage its rail network, now that it is fully equipped with ETCS?
In December 2025, the Belgian rail infrastructure manager Infrabel announced the full implementation of the train control system ETCS along its mainline network. A real…
Cross-border
The Netherlands and Belgium progress 3RX and ports connection
RailFreight.com’s sister publication SpoorPro reported on Wednesday that Belgium and the Netherlands want to establish closer rail cooperation. These plans were already being voiced in…
KTZ plans stock market entry
Kazakh Railways: plans to go public, international growth and a pilot to Belgium
The past week has been loaded with news relating to Kazakhstan’s national rail operator, Kazakh Railways (KTZ) and its freight subsidiary, KTZ Express. The latter…
SAVING PRIVATE LINEAS - THE SEQUEL
Lineas’ struggle for survival continues
Belgian private rail freight operator Lineas might receive another 60 million euros from the Belgian government. The new injection would follow a 61-million-euros public bailout…
Monday to Friday
Rail freight not (yet) impacted by week-long Belgian strike
The Belgian railway unions CGSP/ACOD, CSC Transcom/ACV and SLFP/VSOA have started a strike that will last until the late hours of Friday 30 January. It…
First and last mile
HSL Belgium takes over operations on “prestigious” Marshall dock in Antwerp
Rail freight operator and TX Logistik subsidiary HSL Belgium has taken over the first and last mile operations in port zone 6A in the Antwerp…
Intermodal
CargoBeamer jumps into market gap with new cross-alpine service
Rail operator CargoBeamer has launched a new tri-weekly service between Liège, Belgium and Domodossola, Italy last week. The launch follows the discontinuation of a Italy-Germany…
6,400 kilometres
Belgium announces full ETCS deployment across the entire rail network
Belgium has achieved a major milestone in the modernisation of its rail network. Infrastructure manager Infrabel and the consortium consisting of Siemens Mobility and Equans…
TACs at zero
What does the new Belgian rail freight association want to achieve?
Belgium has a new rail freight association, aptly named the “Belgian Rail Freight Association” (BRFA). What are the priorities of this new organisation, what does…
Port of Zeebrugge
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group expands into Belgium
Austrian national freight operator ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has started operations in Belgium. The company acquired a safety certification for the Netherlands, Belgium, and…