On Novembre the 29 2024, the Regulatory Body received a notification from the “« Arriva Personenvervoer Nederland B.V. “for a new passenger transport service for the Groningen/Paris-Nord and Paris-Nord/Groningen routes. This notification relates to access to the Belgian railway network and is part of the information obligation provided for in both Belgian and European regulations.
On 21 October 2024, the Regulatory Body issued a decision on its ex officio investigation examining whether the performance schemes 2020, 2021 and 2022 are in compliance with the provisions of the Railway Code and its implementing decrees. The decision imposed three measures on infrastructure manager Infrabel and an administrative fine for breaching the applicable […]
In the context of the consultation on the draft network statement 2026, the Regulatory Service gave its Advice A-2024-02-S. This advice can be consulted here (only in Dutch).
The Regulatory Body has launched a monitoring mission order to verify if the infrastructure manager complies with the rules regarding the absence of conflict of interest. After investigation, the Regulatory Body concluded that the infrastructure manager complies with this regulation. This decision can be found here (French and Dutchhttps://www.regul.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Beslissing-D-2022-01-C.pdf only).
The Regulatory Body monitors and studies the Belgian railway market. The latest report regarding the evolutions and market developments in the freight railway market for the year 2022 is available now.
