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1 Watermael-Schuman- Josaphat railway tunnel Working visit Members of European Parliament January 21 st, 2015

2 The Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat project: snapshot What? Why? Facts & figures Direct link between the European Quarter of Brussels and Brussels Airport From Ottignies to Brussels-Schuman the line will be expanded to four tracks Develop the network in order to facilitate mobility in Belgium More specifically, connect the economic hub of the Brussels European District to most major Belgian cities (Mechelen/Hasselt and Leuven/Liège), without passing through the North-South junction, which is currently close to saturation Placing into service scheduled for the end of 2015 Investment of around 600 Mio euro Progress towards target: 90% completion Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 2

3 1. PROJECT OBJECTIVES Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 3

4 Progressively improve the capacity of the Belgian railway infrastructure Increase the safety, punctuality and capacity of our railway network to the benefit of our customers Support the development of the Belgian economy and the airport companies Improve step-by-step the railway access to Brussels & its Airport; and make it a key example of intermodality ('Air Rail') Directly connect the Brussels European Quarter to the airport and to other main stations of Brussels & its hinterland Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 4

5 Both a clearly international project Improved rail access to Brussels Airport & European cities Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 5

6 and a national project Regional Express Network - improved mobility in and around Brussels The project is part of the program for a Regional Express Network in/around Brussels Improve mobility in and around Brussels and reduce car traffic towards Belgian s capital city Prevent regional trains from hampering fast circulation of international and intercity trains Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 6

7 Overall picture of the link Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 7

8 2. A COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING AMBITION TO IMPROVE MULTI- AND COMODALITY Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 8

9 6 different sections Existing tunnel for railway Connection underneath a cluster of residential buildings Tunnel underneath a road Tunnel underneath an existing road tunnel Tunnel underneath a cluster of office buildings Schuman station below public buildings and in the metro entrance 330m 120m 1150m 330m 9

10 Railway tunnel underneath existing road tunnel Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 10

11 Extension of railway station Bruxelles-Schuman (multimodal Schuman node) 11

12 Rail: renovation of Schuman railway station Défis (view organisationnels of the cathedral ) et techniques des travaux : extension gare Schuman

13 Metro: renovation of Schuman metro station Défis organisationnels et techniques des travaux : extension gare Schuman

14 Road: renewal of the road tunnel underneath Rue de la Loi

15 Pedestrians: ensure accessibility and safety for residents and office workers Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 15

16 all while protecting existing sites BASEMENTS Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 16

17 Key facts & figures Open air yard: ± 4 km Station /tunnel: ± 2 km 70% Duration of the project: ± 20 years Investment = 70% Total budget Duration of the yard: ±10 years Placing into service of WSJ-tunnel: planned for December 2015 Total investment: ± 600 Mio euro yards 10 completed 7 ongoing Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 17

18 3. WATERMAEL-SCHUMAN-JOSAPHAT TUNNEL: FOCUS ON INVOLVEMENT OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 18

19 Appropriate measures to reduce vibrations for residents Existing tunnel: Layer of track ballast Layer with anti-vibrations system Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 19

20 Appropriate measures to prevent offices and residential buildings from collapsing Connection under a cluster of residential buildings and offices: The roof of the connection is located only 3 meters (!) below the basements L26 Use of compensation grouting techique to prevent collapsing SCHUMAN JOSAPHAT L161A Link TUNNEL CINQUANTENAIRE Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 20

21 Appropriate measures to safeguard historical heritage Manual excavation of walls and tunnels Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 21

22 Partners Political Authorities Federal State, competent authority for public transport/belgian railways Brussels Capital-Region, competent authority for the Brussels territory Federal Administration Beliris, cooperation agreement between the Belgian (Federal) State and the Brussels Capital-Region aiming at improving the image of Brussels as the capital of Belgium and Europe Companies INFRABEL, the Belgian railway infrastructure manager TUC RAIL, the engineering branch of INFRABEL Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 22

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