March 27, 2023
Flemish public transport operator De Lijn plans to buy up to 600 new electric buses. With the new framework agreement, De Lijn wants to greeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 24, 2023
Belgian public railway company NMBS/SNCB is launching the ‘Flex Subscription’, a ticket formula for employees who no longer need to be in thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 24, 2023
Belgian bus builder Van Hool has signed a contract with Qbuzz, public transport operator in the Netherlands, for the delivery of 54 battery-This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 23, 2023
Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has secured a new deal with Dutch public transport company Qbuzz, providing up to 63 Ebusco 3.0 electThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 23, 2023
Dutch rail is struggling with a badger plague. The animals often nest near and under railway tracks, which today is the case at forty locatiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 20, 2023
How could urban mobility in Brussels evolve by 2050? That is the million-dollar question of Remobilise, a research project of the Vrije UnivThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 20, 2023
Mobility is a basic right, but for (partially) blind people, the road is, unfortunately – literally – littered with obstacles. That is wThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 17, 2023
Flemish public transport operator De Lijn continues to face a shortage of drivers. For example, of the 356 drivers De Lijn recruited in 2021This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 16, 2023
Eighteen-years-old who would like to spend a summer traveling through more than 30 European countries with a free rail pass can bid for one This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 15, 2023
About one in 40 train passengers chooses a seat in first class on a Belgian railway company train. This resulted in an added value of 35,1This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 15, 2023
Last year, the Flemish public transport company De Lijn received 135 reports of sexually transgressive behavior on vehicles or at stops. ThaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 14, 2023
The die is cast: the so-called ‘three-country train’ will finally be welcome on Belgian territory. As of December, the train will connect thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 13, 2023
Today, one in 500 Belgian employees has a mobility budget (MOB). Their number almost doubled in one year: from 0,10% in 2021 to 1,18% in 202This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 09, 2023
The punctuality of trains of Belgium’s public rail company NMBS/SNCB was again lower in February than a year earlier. If canceled trains areThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 08, 2023
The Egyptian manufacturer, Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV), is entering the continental European market. The OEM has developed a busThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 06, 2023
As expected, the council of ministers has extended the mandate of railway boss Sophie Dutordoir. Sophie Dutordoir, who has been CEO of NMBS/This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 03, 2023
Anyone taking an NMBS/SNCB train from now on will have to show their ticket more often before boarding. More officers from Securail, the pubThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 02, 2023
Namur’s new multi-modal station was officially inaugurated on Wednesday. For the first time, commuters were able to access the Namur NMBS/SNThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 02, 2023
Flemish public transport company De Lijn refuses the city of Ghent’s request to no longer remove bus stops. De Lijn counters that by saying This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 24, 2023
The staff shortage at Dutch railways NS, due to labor market shortages and absenteeism due to illness, is just not getting resolved. Of overThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 21, 2023
The top boss of Spanish railways Renfe, Isaías Táboas, has resigned. Following an order for trains that turned out to be too big to track This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 21, 2023
On Monday, February 20th, the preparational works for an important part of the bicycle highway between Ghent and Brussels started. The F2 biThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 16, 2023
Passengers’ satisfaction with De Lijn services is going down again. In particular, the punctuality of buses and trams and the prices chargedThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 15, 2023
Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has shared figures from its record year 2022, which saw the launch of the Ebusco 3.0 and an explosiveThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 14, 2023
Belgian public railway company NMBS/SNCB will invest up to 1,8 billion euros to modernize stations and make them more accessible. The news gThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 10, 2023
Belgian public railway company NMBS/SNCB has launched a new campaign against aggression toward train and station staff. The railway company This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 09, 2023
French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has already had to pay 80 million euros in fines for delays in delivering M7 carriages to Belgium’sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 09, 2023
Train passengers wishing to buy a ticket on board a train operated by Belgian rail operator NMBS/SNCB will only be able to do so electronicaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 08, 2023
Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) will put a proposal of 0% VAT on tickets of Belgium national railway company NMBS/SNCB on the tabThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 06, 2023
Cycling is becoming increasingly popular for commuting in Belgium, and employers are doing more to support sustainable mobility modes. This This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 03, 2023
The city of Amsterdam has decided to ban heavy coaches (+7,5 tons) from the city center as of 2024. The decision has been taken because the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 02, 2023
After the commissioning of a more powerful power supply, tunnel operator Getlink announced on Wednesday that up to 1 000 trains a day will eThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 02, 2023
The Belgian government’s new management contract with the public railway company NMBS/SNCB contains a bonus-malus system. If the NMBS/SNCB dThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 01, 2023
The European Commission has selected ten pilot projects for new train connections between European cities. One of those pilot projects is a This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 30, 2023
Last Saturday, public transport company De Lijn inaugurated its first new trams in Deurne (Antwerp, Belgium). From Monday, January 30th, theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 27, 2023
Belgian railway network operator Infrabel has inaugurated a new control room in Brussels. This forms the completion of a major operation in This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 26, 2023
By the end of this year, buses and trams of the Belgian public transport company TEC in Wallonia will automatically get a green light when aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 26, 2023
Flemish public transport company De Lijn has placed a large order of up to 500 electric buses with Iveco, of which 65 articulated e-buses, aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 25, 2023
The high-speed train operators Eurostar and Thalys merger has entered a new phase. The former exploits high-speed train connections between This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 24, 2023
Public transport company De Lijn has ordered the first 17 electric tram buses for the Spartacus project in Limburg. The decision was made inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 19, 2023
VDL Bus & Coach has received an order of 193 electric buses from Dutch public transport company EBS, which will use these new-gen Citea This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 18, 2023
US car rental company Hertz will make 25 000 electric vehicles available to Uber drivers in Europe by 2025. The two companies announced thisThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 13, 2023
Belgian railway company NMBS/SNCB once again carried more than 200 million passengers last year. The previous two years had failed to reach This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 12, 2023
The French public transport purchasing bureau (CATP) has updated its comparative study of bus drivetrains concerning pollution and costs durThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 12, 2023
For the first time in five years, Belgians use their cars slightly less to commute to work. On the contrary, public transport is again as poThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 04, 2023
On Tuesday, January 3rd, the Brussels museum ‘Train World’ in Schaarbeek (Brussels) welcomed its one-millionth visitor. Train World is the mThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 03, 2023
The ferry connection on the Belgian river Scheldt, the so-called Antwerp ‘water bus’, is a huge success. The number of annually transported This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 29, 2022
More than 38 400 scheduled train journeys were canceled in Belgium last year, a record number. So reports the newspaper De Tijd, which analyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 28, 2022
European Sleeper, the Dutch-Belgian night train service announced in February 2021, will be operational in May 2023. The train will connect This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 28, 2022
Every bus line of the Flemish public transport company De Lijn driving to and from the Brussels Capital Region will, in the future, be recogThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 23, 2022
Flemish citizens don’t take the car, train, or bus as often as before the corona crisis. That is what the second large-scale Covid-19 surveyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 21, 2022
Belgian railway network operator Infrabel has inaugurated in Brussels an infrared system against track walkers. The system should avoid as mThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 21, 2022
In recent months, the Flemish public transport company De Lijn had to cancel many planned trips. The reason for it was a shortage of staff. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 20, 2022
The Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has revealed a new model for its zero-emissions line-up: the Ebusco 3.0 18-meter, an articulated This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 19, 2022
The Walloon government has appointed Jean-Michel Soors as the new director general of Walloon public transport company TEC. Soors will startThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 06, 2022
Due to the energy crisis, electricity outages may be possible in some European cities this winter. In France, struggling with its supply as This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 05, 2022
France will ban short-haul domestic flights in favor of the train. The country was given the green light by the European Commission to aboliThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 05, 2022
On Friday, Belgian’s railway company NMBS/SNCB board of directors approved the future management contract. It will now be submitted to the uThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 02, 2022
Next year, Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works (Open Vld) will invest 2,3 billion euros in 815 projects. In all those projects, tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 01, 2022
In Jette, in the north of Brussels, the regional agency parking.brussels has opened a new 50-space interchange car park on the grounds of thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
