Electrification of Belgian line near Dutch border ready in June

Electrification of railway line 19, Infrabel
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Infrabel has entered the final phase of the electrification of railway line 19 between Mol and Hamont in Belgium. The railway infrastructure manager expects that the 33-kilometer-long railway line can be put into use in June. In the future, the route should be extended to the Dutch town of Weert, but the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Netherlands has yet to make a decision on this.

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Electrification of Belgian line near Dutch border ready in June

Electrification of railway line 19, Infrabel
source: Infrabel

Infrabel has entered the final phase of the electrification of railway line 19 between Mol and Hamont in Belgium. The railway infrastructure manager expects that the 33-kilometer-long railway line can be put into use in June. In the future, the route should be extended to the Dutch town of Weert, but the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Netherlands has yet to make a decision on this.

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