CEF SCBA Balen
23090
From 2023 to 2024
Infrabel is building a second electrified track on line 19 between Neerpelt and Balen-Werkplaatsen. TML conducted a social cost-benefit analysis to assess the economic, social, and financial impact of this investment.
Infrabel is working on the construction and electrification of a second track on line 19, connecting Neerpelt to Balen-Werkplaatsen. This railway line plays a role in local Belgian freight transport and international traffic between Budel (NL) and the port of Antwerp (BE).
The project is part of the EU Green Deal initiative and is committed to sustainable transport and a modal shift. Constructing a second electrified track will make it possible to double rail freight transport by 2030. This contributes to climate neutrality and a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, capacity problems (such as on the Montzen route) will be solved to improve the flow of goods and passengers between Antwerp, the Netherlands, and Germany.
TML analysed the social, economic, and financial impact of the project through a cost-benefit analysis. The benefits are smoother passenger and freight traffic, a safer environment thanks to the elimination of a road-rail junction, and improved traffic flow due to the doubling of the tracks. The downside consists of higher investment and maintenance costs for the railway.
The SCBA will allow TUC RAIL to submit a CEF-dossier.
Infrabel is working on the construction and electrification of a second track on line 19, connecting Neerpelt to Balen-Werkplaatsen. This railway line plays a role in local Belgian freight transport and international traffic between Budel (NL) and the port of Antwerp (BE).
The project is part of the EU Green Deal initiative and is committed to sustainable transport and a modal shift. Constructing a second electrified track will make it possible to double rail freight transport by 2030. This contributes to climate neutrality and a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, capacity problems (such as on the Montzen route) will be solved to improve the flow of goods and passengers between Antwerp, the Netherlands, and Germany.
TML analysed the social, economic, and financial impact of the project through a cost-benefit analysis. The benefits are smoother passenger and freight traffic, a safer environment thanks to the elimination of a road-rail junction, and improved traffic flow due to the doubling of the tracks. The downside consists of higher investment and maintenance costs for the railway.
The SCBA will allow TUC RAIL to submit a CEF-dossier.
