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SIGNAL+DRAHT | Issue 03/2007

Cross-border operation at 300 km/h

March 2007 | Jean-Jacques Gehrenbeck

Lines L3 (Liège - German border) and L4 (Antwerp - Dutch border) will soon be added to the Belgian network of high-speed lines. These two lines will be the first in Belgium to be equipped with ERTMS/ETCS, level 2 and level 1. The specific problem of crossing the border between Belgium and the Netherlands, involving the connection of two different systems, is presented in greater detail.