Actions and timetable
Article 2
Belgium and Luxembourg shall ensure the timely implementation of the following actions: On line 161 (Brussels – Namur) (a) Watermael – Ottignies: 4-lane upgrading work to increase traffic capacity and speed by December 2026: — railway engineering works (tracks, catenaries and signalling) for the renewal of existing tracks and the addition of 2 new tracks between Watermael (included) and Ottignies station (not included) by December 2026. (b) Ottignies – Louvain-La-Neuve junction: 4-lane upgrading work to increase traffic capacity and speed by December 2028: — Construction of the station platforms to accommodate the renewed tracks by December 2028; — Railway engineering works (tracks, catenaries and signalling) for the renewal of tracks in Ottignies station (inclusive) up to the Louvain-La-Neuve junction (inclusive) by December 2028. (c) Junction Louvain-La-Neuve to Gembloux: work to increase in traffic speed by December 2028: — regularise the track spacing at 2,25 m (currently varying between 2,00 and 2,25 m) by December 2028; — replacement or adaptation of engineering structures the gauge of which has become insufficient in view of the increase in speed by December 2028; — remediation of the railway track platforms including the treatment of large excavated material with a view to facilitating water drainage and maintenance operations by December 2028; — extension and raising of the station platforms of the unmanned stopping points of Mont-Saint-Guibert, Blanmont, Chastre and Ernage by December 2028; — revision of the signalling in view of the speed increase by December 2028; — re-electrification of the section with a 3kV compound catenary by December 2028. (d) Gembloux – Rhisnes: work to increase in traffic speed by December 2027: — regularise the track spacing at 2,25 m (currently varying between 2,00 and 2,25 m) by December 2026; — replacement or adaptation of engineering structures the gauge of which has become insufficient in view of the increase in speed by December 2026; — remediation of the railway track platforms including the treatment of large excavated material with a view to facilitating water drainage and maintenance operations by December 2026; — extension and raising of the station platforms of the unmanned stopping points of Lonzée, Beuzet, Saint-Denis-Bovesse, by December 2026; — revision of the signalling in view of the speed increase by December 2027; — re-electrification of the section with a 3kV compound catenary by December 2026; — removal of level crossings 56 and 58 by December 2026. (e) Rhisnes – Namur: work to increase in traffic speed by December 2029: — regularise the track spacing at 2,25 m (currently varying between 2,00 and 2,25 m) by December 2029; — replacement of engineering structures the gauge of which has become insufficient given the increase in speed by December 2029; — remediation of the railway track platforms including the treatment to grind rock wall and large excavated material to facilitate water discharge and maintenance operations by December 2029; — extension and raising of the station platform of the unmanned stopping point of Rhisnes by December 2029; — revision of the signalling in view of the speed increase by December 2029; — re-electrification of the section with a 3kV compound catenary by December 2029; — construction of a new switching station in Rhisnes by December 2029. On line 162 (Namur – Luxembourg border) (a) Ciney – Haversin: work to increase in traffic speed by December 2027: — regularise the track spacing at 2,25 m (currently varying between 2,00 and 2,25 m) by December 2025; — replacement of engineering structures whose gauge has become insufficient in view of the increase in speed by December 2025; — remediation of the railway track platforms including the treatment to grind rock wall and large excavated material to facilitate water drainage and maintenance operations by December 2025; — extension and raising of the station platforms of the unmanned stopping points of Leignon and Chapois by December 2025; — installation of new signalling by December 2027; — re-electrification of the section with a mixed 3kV/25kV catenary by December 2025; — removal of the Leignon and Chapois level crossings by December 2024. (b) Haversin – Marloie: work to increase in traffic speed by December 2028: — regularise the track spacing at 2,25 m (currently varying between 2,00 and 2,25 m) by December 2028; — replacement of engineering structures the gauge of which has become insufficient given the increase in speed by December 2028; — remediation of the railway track platforms including the treatment to grind rock wall and large excavated material to facilitate water drainage and maintenance operations by December 2028; — extension and raising of the station platform of the Aye unmanned stopping point by December 2028; — installation of new signalling by December 2028; — re-electrification of the section with a mixed 3kV/25kV catenary by December 2028; — rectification of railway curves by December 2027. (c) Gare de Marloie: comprehensive redevelopment of the railway infrastructure: — upgrading and complete replacement of track infrastructure by June 2025; — re-electrification of the section with a mixed catenary 3kV/25kV by December 2025; — installation of new signalling by December 2025; — extension and raising of the station platforms by December 2026. (d) Marloie – Jemelle: work to increase of traffic speed by December 2029. — regularise the track spacing at 2,25 m (currently varying between 2,00 and 2,25 m) by December 2029; — replacement of engineering structures the gauge of which has become insufficient given the increase in speed by December 2029; — remediation of the railway track platforms including the treatment to grind rock wall and large excavated material to facilitate water drainage and maintenance operations by December 2029; — installation of new signalling by December 2025; — re-electrification of the section with a mixed 3kV/25kV catenary by December 2029; (e) Jemelle – Grupont: work to increase of traffic speed by December 2029: — regularise the track spacing at 2,25 m (currently varying between 2,00 to 2,25 m) by December 2029; — replacement of engineering structures the gauge of which has become insufficient in view of the increase in speed by December 2029; — remediation of the railway track platform including the treatment of rock faces and large excavated material to facilitate water drainage and maintenance operations by December 2029; — extension and raising of the station platforms of the Forrières unmanned stopping point by December 2029; — installation of new signalling by December 2029. — re-electrification of the section with a mixed 3kV/25kV catenary by December 2029; (f) Grupont – Hatrival: increase of traffic speed by December 2027: — regularise the track spacing at 2,25 m (currently varying between 2,00 and 2,25 m) by December 2025; — replacement of engineering structures the gauge of which has become insufficient in view of the increase in speed by December 2025; — remediation of the railway track platforms including the treatment of rock faces and large excavated material to facilitate water drainage and maintenance operations by December 2025; — extension and raising of the station platforms of the unmanned stopping points of Grupont and Poix-Saint-Hubert by December 2025; — installation of new signalling by December 2027; — re-electrification of the section with a mixed 3kV/25kV catenary by December 2025; — rectification of railway curves by December 2025. (g) Ciney – Hatrival: voltage switching from 3kV to 25kV by December 2029: — installation of a 25kV supply on the Namur – Hatrival section with the construction of a new switching station, a distribution substation and 7 autotransformer substations by December 2029; — installation of a new zone of phase separation and new zone of voltage separation by December 2029; — adaptation of the current catenary of line 43 to allow 25kV supply from Marloie station to Melreux by December 2029. On line n°8, Luxembourg (a) Construction of a new railway line between Luxembourg and Bettembourg by the end of 2026 with testing, homologation, certification and training by the end 2028: — railway track platform works – Livange-Bettembourg section, by September 2025; — railway track platform works – Howald-Hesperange section, by August 2025; — railway track platform works – Hesperange-Berchem section, by November 2025; — finalization of the connection of the new line at Bettembourg station, by November 2026; — completion of the connection of the new railway line at Howald station by December 2026; — completion of works on the railway line by December 2026. (b) Redevelopment of Bettembourg station: — commissioning of the new signal box at Bettembourg station by December 2026; — study of the redevelopment of Bettembourg station by December 2023; — start of work at Bettembourg station: 2026; — end of work at Bettembourg station: 2033.