March 25, 2021
Less than 59% of passengers give the Flemish public bus company De Lijn an overall score of at least 7 out of 10. That is the conclusion of This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 12, 2021
It is not feasible to have buses from De Lijn drive completely emission-free in city centers by 2025, as the Flemish government wants. That This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 16, 2021
Flemish public transport company, De Lijn, transported an average of 62% fewer passengers from March to December last year compared to the sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 15, 2021
The depots of Genk-Winterslag, Kortrijk, and Destelbergen will receive the first large load of electric buses of De Lijn. That was decided bThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 21, 2021
This week Flemish Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) urged public bus company De Lijn to redo its homework for the tender for 200 (oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 20, 2021
The call-up bus service, the ‘bell bus’ as we know it today, will disappear in 2022. In the future, people in the countryside who need publiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 22, 2024
The Belgian Court of Audit is very critical of, among other things, the preparation and elaboration of the Basic Accessibility Decree. With This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 29, 2023
The Iveco Group has been granted a 500 million euro loan from the European Investment Bank to allow the Italian truck and bus maker to invesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 20, 2023
Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters has completed her draft investment program for 2024. Almost 700 projects will beThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 16, 2023
Multiobus, a subcontractor for Flemish public transport company De Lijn based in Flemish Brabant, has ordered 20 Ebusco 2.2 battery-electricThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 09, 2023
Flemish Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open VLD) launched a ‘Flemish Task Force Autonomous Transport’, in view to coordinate and acceleratThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 27, 2023
The Flemish government has (re-)installed a premium of €5 000 to purchase a new battery electric vehicle (BEV). For a second-hand one, theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 23, 2023
Belgian public transport companies continue to struggle to find drivers. MIVB/STIB, NMBS/SNCB, De Lijn, and Walloon counterpart TEC are all This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 19, 2023
The Flemish government decided to slack off the future ban on Euro 2 gasoline cars and Euro 5 diesel cars in the Low-Emission Zones of AntweThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 02, 2023
Parking in Antwerp’s historic city center will be mainly reserved for residents and permit holders from August 1st. Visitors will have to goThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 21, 2023
The sector federation on inspection centers GOCA Flanders counted 22 914 inspections ‘on location’ last year. These were inspection lines foThis 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 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.
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 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.
November 15, 2022
The Hoppin center’s pilot project, a platform responsible for planning, booking, and paying for public transport in Flanders, will start todThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 24, 2022
The Flemish government will not immediately tighten the low-emission zones in Flanders. That decision will be postponed due to the citizens’This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 21, 2022
Government party Open Vld wants the Fleming to be able to travel unlimitedly by bus or tram during the winter months for one euro a day. ThiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 26, 2022
The ‘try-out’ mobility package Mechelen launched last year in August is a success. The idea was simple but brilliant: anyone who moved to MaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 12, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) wants to accelerate the rollout of the Basic Accessibility Plan. A complete reorganizaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 10, 2022
According to a survey by the Smart Mobility Institute, partnered with consultancy giant Deloitte, Belgian companies have the highest maturitThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 09, 2021
Flanders wants to introduce a 30 kph zone for roads in town centers and residential areas, and a 50 kph limit in traffic zones. However, FleThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 13, 2021
The Flemish government had signed a contract with the private German-American company ViaVan to operate the Flemish mobility center. This ceThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 16, 2021
One-quarter of all bicycle accidents in Ghent are caused by tram rails. That is what figures from the emergency department of the UZ Gent hoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 03, 2021
The political party Groen took action on Wednesday in Wemmel (Flemish Brabant) against the widening of the Ring Road around Brussels. “That’This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 04, 2021
Flanders’ oldest and most popular bicycle highway (F1) needs a makeover. Although the entire stretch between Antwerp and Brussels via MechelThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 23, 2021
The launch of the Mobility Center, which was to provide customized transport in Flanders as of 1 January 2022, has been postponed. That is wThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 27, 2021
The Belgian train manufacturer Bombardier from Bruges has just received an order to build 204 additional M7 double deck carriages for the BeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 17, 2024
Last year, there were an average of 15 cases of aggression per day against staff of Belgian public transport companies, a 1,5% increase compThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 09, 2024
For the first time since August, more than nine out of ten NMBS/SNCB trains ran on time in March, i.e., with less than 6 minutes delay upon This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 03, 2024
The car is still the preferred mode of transport for families in Flanders, and the train remains an uninviting option. This is according to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 12, 2024
Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool decided to cut almost half of its jobs at its headquarters in Koningshooikt after a series of cascading trThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 11, 2024
In stormy weather since the Covid-19 pandemic and the following crisis, Belgian bus and coach builder Van Hool production workers face the uThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 07, 2024
Infrabel has started work in Bilzen to remove all railway crossings in the city’s territory. Seven train crossings will be eliminated and maThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 05, 2024
Last year, staff at the Walloon public transport company TEC faced almost three times more aggression cases than in 2015. Staff in the LiègThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 18, 2024
From March 1st, opening hours will change in almost all Belgian railway stations where there are still ticket offices. No ticket office willThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 18, 2024
With the immediate appointment of Mark Zwaaneveld (62) as co-CEO, Belgian bus and touring car builder Van Hool is getting a shrewd crisis maThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 15, 2024
After signing last year a contract with Qbuzz, a public transport operator in the Netherlands, to deliver 54 battery-electric buses of its lThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 04, 2024
Cambio, the car-sharing system, had another record year. Last year, the company took over 1 million rides for the first time. It also added This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 02, 2024
Taxi drivers at Brussels Airport in Zaventem think the mandatory language requirements are too strict, so they went on strike for two and a This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 05, 2023
Most rides on a Blue-bike, a bike-sharing project of which the Flemish public transport company De Lijn is the main shareholder, will becomeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 17, 2023
Brupass and Brupass XL tickets are now also available digitally in the MIVB/STIB, NMBS/SNCB, and TEC apps, and from the beginning of 2024, aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 30, 2023
The board of directors of Belgian railway company NMBS/SNCB will soon consider a possible 5 to 6% fare increase early next year. The Rail PaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 24, 2023
Brussels transport company MIVB/STIB’s fares are likely to be indexed from September 2024 and consequently increase by 6,9%, except for prefThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 02, 2023
The Antwerp pre-subway will close for four months. For all those months, there will be no tram connection between the left and right banks oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 07, 2023
The Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB and Brussels Mobility have launched the new multimodal app, Floya. Now available in the app This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 04, 2023
Dutch industrial group VDL has seen turnover from its bus division fall 40% in the first six months, from 251 million euros a year ago to 15This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 12, 2023
Ministers of the federal and Flemish governments have launched the ‘Stop Aggression’ action plan to tackle the problem of aggression on publThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 26, 2023
The Antwerp city council doubts the further tightening of the low-emission zone (LEZ) from 2028 onward. So write the Gazet van Antwerpen andThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 09, 2023
Works on the last unfinished premetro tunnel of the Antwerp premetro network and the four unfinished premetro stations, Drink, Morkhoven, WiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 06, 2023
The Fleming increasingly prefers to cycle and walk. This emerges from a study into the travel behavior of the Flemish population by the DepaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 22, 2023
The Brupass formulas, the joint tickets and season tickets for public transport in and around Brussels created by the transport companies MIThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 05, 2023
Belgium scores poorly when it comes to affordable public transport. That’s according to an analysis by Greenpeace. Due to the high cost and This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 27, 2023
Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB has introduced a new generation of tram vehicles. The first TNG vehicle was deployed on the nortThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 21, 2023
The self-driving shuttles riding around on the domain of the Terhills Resort in Maasmechelen are now completely autonomous. The presence of This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
