watermael-schuman- josaphat railway tunnel schuman-josaphat(1).pdf · • investment of around 600...

January 21st , 2015

Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel Working visit Members of European Parliament

The Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat project: snapshot

• 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

What?

Why?

Facts & figures

21.01.2015 Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 2

3 Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel 21.01.2015

1. PROJECT OBJECTIVES

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

Improve step-by-step the railway access to Brussels & its Airport; and make it a key example of intermodality ('Air Rail')

Support the development of the Belgian economy and the airport companies

Directly connect the Brussels European Quarter to the airport and to other main stations of Brussels & its hinterland


Both a clearly international project … Improved rail access to Brussels Airport & European cities


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

… and a national project Regional Express Network - improved mobility in and around Brussels


Overall picture of the link

21.01.2015 7 Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel


2. A COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING AMBITION TO IMPROVE MULTI- AND COMODALITY

9

330m

120m

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 1150m

330m

Railway tunnel underneath existing road tunnel

10 21.01.2015 Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel

11

Extension of railway station Bruxelles-Schuman

(multimodal Schuman node)

Défis organisationnels et techniques des travaux : extension gare Schuman

Rail: renovation of Schuman railway station (view of the “cathedral”)

Défis organisationnels et techniques des travaux : extension gare Schuman

Metro: renovation of Schuman metro station

Road: renewal of the road tunnel underneath

“Rue de la Loi”

21.01.2015 15

Pedestrians: ensure accessibility and safety for residents and

office workers

Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat railway tunnel

… all while protecting existing sites

BASEMENTS


Key facts & figures

Investment

=

70% Total budget

70%

Open air yard: ± 4 km Station /tunnel: ± 2 km Duration of the project: ± 20 years Duration of the yard: ±10 years Placing into service of WSJ-tunnel: planned for December 2015 Total investment: ± 600 Mio euro2012

18 yards • 10 completed • 7 ongoing



3. WATERMAEL-SCHUMAN-JOSAPHAT TUNNEL: FOCUS ON INVOLVEMENT OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS

Appropriate measures to reduce vibrations for residents

Existing tunnel:

Layer of track ballast Layer with anti-vibrations system


Appropriate measures to prevent offices and residential buildings from collapsing

TUNNEL “CINQUANTENAIRE”

SCHUMAN JOSAPHAT

L161A

L26

Connection under a cluster of residential buildings and offices: The roof of the connection is located only 3 meters (!) below the basements Use of compensation grouting techique to prevent collapsing

Link


Appropriate measures to safeguard historical heritage

Manual excavation of walls and tunnels


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 schuman-josaphat(1).pdf · • investment of around 600...

Documents