{"id":187386,"date":"2026-06-08T12:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=187386"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:53:29","slug":"flemish-tram-network-creaks-under-years-of-deferred-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/06\/08\/flemish-tram-network-creaks-under-years-of-deferred-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Vlaams tramnet kraakt onder jarenlang uitgesteld onderhoud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meer dan <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">half (53%) of the tram tracks in Flanders are in \"poor to very poor\" condition: 230 km of tram track are in bad or very bad condition (127 km in bad condition and 103 km in very bad condition). <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Dat blijkt uit cijfers die openbaarvervoermaatschappij De Lijn vrijdag bekendmaakte. 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