Antwerpen Centraal and North South Junction, Belgium
Key Data:
City population
460,000
Infrastructure operator
Infrabel
Service operator
NMBS/SNCB
Gauge
1,435mm
Power
3,000V dc overhead supply
Station project length
710m
Platforms
14
Shop units
65
Junction line length
3.8km (2.36 miles
Tunnel length
2.5km (1.55miles)
Operational speed
120km/h (75mph)
Special Features:
Part of the Dutch/Belgian high-speed line project
A radical reworking of an architecturally significant station
Station and new line allowed reshaped and expanded passenger operations
Sophisticated safety installations in tunnel and at the station
Station gaining approximately double capacity
