Second rail access for Antwerp port potentially at risk

According to the report that De Tijd was able to see, an additional €82 million is needed annually. Without these additional funds, Infrabel will not be able to maintain the railway network in the coming years. Among other things, the network operator will then be forced to close a number of smaller lines in Wallonia. In Flanders, among other things, investments in the second rail access for the port of Antwerp would be compromised. Last year, Infrabel received a €1 billion envelope for, among other things, studies on the second rail access. The newspaper suggests that the rail operator wants to put pressure on the government with that report.