2007-EU-24090-S

Part of Priority Project 24, railway axis Lyon/Genova-Basel-Duisburg-Rotterdam/Antwerpen, the "Iron Rhine" is a historic railway line that runs from the Port of Antwerp in Belgium through The Netherlands to Duisburg, Germany. This project concerns studies to reactivate the line in order to create a direct freight rail link for the Port of Antwerp to its hinterland connections; similar to the Betuwe Line in The Netherlands (Priority Project 5).

Several elements pose technical problems to the line which will be investigated in particular in the studies. The most difficult will be the crossing of the Meinweg National Park, which will be realised as a tunnel. Another challenge is the diversion east of Roermond, The Netherlands, to avoid reactivating the historical section crossing the city.

Other elements such as construction of passing tracks on single track sections, creation of level-free crossings and noise mitigation measures will also be investigated as part of the studies.

This project has been completed.

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This project was also looked at during the Mid-Term Review of the 2007-2013 TEN-T Multi-Annual Work Programme.