Regulatory Body for
Railway Transport
and for Brussels Airport
Operations

On 25 September 2023, the Regulatory Body issued a decision on a complaint by DB Cargo Belgium against Infrabel in its capacity as operator of service facilities. The complainant considered that the charges to prevent congestion risks were discriminatory and that the...

In the context of the consultation on the draft network statement 2025, the Regulatory Service gave its Advice A-2023-05-S. This advice can be consulted here (only in Dutch).

On August 9, 2023, the Regulatory Service for Railway Transport and for Brussels Airport Operations issued a decision within the framework of the ex-officio investigation to the Reference Document "Access to Ticketing Services and Spaces" of SNCB. The purpose of this...

On June 12, 2023, the Regulatory Body received a notification for a new passenger transport service Schaerbeek-Paris Nord and vice versa from SNCB. The Regulatory Body decided on august 9, 2023, that the notified service did not fall within the scope of the...

On August 18, 2022, the Regulatory Body received a notification from “Leo Express“ for a new passenger transport service for the Ostend/Bratislawa and Bratislawa/Ostend routes. This notification relates to access to the Belgian railway network and is part of the...

On August 11, 2023, the Regulatory Body issued Opinion A-2023-04-S to Infrabel. The infrastructure manager requested this opinion on a proposal to improve the flow management in the service facility Waaslandhaven bundle South. Through a Proof of Concept (POC),...

The Regulatory Body initiated an audit on 10 May 2022 to check whether the operation of the Performance Scheme Management (PSM) and the application of the 2020 and 2021 performance schemes are in compliance with the Railway Law. On 19 July 2023, the Regulatory Body...

The annual report 2022 of the Regulatory Body is available in Dutch and French.

The Regulatory Body updated its Communication containing the Guidelines for the Notification of a New Rail Passenger Service within the Framework of the Economic Equilibrium Test Procedure. These guidelines aim at clarifying the cases where a notification must, or...

In 2022, the Belgian Regulatory body has realized a poll about the rail market evolution and the service facilities in Belgium. Twelve railway undertakings and one applicant non-RU have replied to this poll which was completed by some individual interviews. The...