Iron Rhine or 3RX drafts to be dusted off…again

Iron Rhine in the Netherlands. Photo: Dolph Cantrijn/Hollandse Hoogte
Iron Rhine in the Netherlands. Photo: Dolph Cantrijn/Hollandse Hoogte. To be used until 23 January 2020

There will be a new study this fall into the feasibility of the Rhein-Ruhr-Rail Connection, also known as 3RX. The Belgian Minister of Mobility, Georges Gilkinet, reiterated that this week during a committee meeting of the Mobility Commission. The Flemish Interest Committee member Frank Troosters wasn’t pleased with the announcement, as the study is carried out again and again, without concrete results, he noted.

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Author: Marieke van Gompel

Marieke van Gompel is editor of RailFreight.com and chief editor of the ProMedia Group online magazines.

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