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National Railway Company of Belgium

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Faced with rising losses, in June 2012, the Belgian transport minister announced further reform: NMBS/SNCB Holding would be split up, so NMBS/SNCB (the train operator) would be separate from Infrabel (the infrastructure owner). Unions oppose the reform.
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of railway freight and passenger services in agreement with European regulations. Several freight operators have since received access permissions for the Belgian network. In February 2011,
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Sometimes passengers are not satisfied with the answer of railway companies or passengers do not receive any answer in one month, in which case they can seek the assistance of the
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NMBS/SNCB-Holding was merged into NMBS/SNCB in 2014 in order to simplify the structure of the Belgian railways.
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The network currently includes four high speed lines suitable for 300 km/h (190 mph) traffic:
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over a network of 3,536 kilometres (2,197 mi) (of which 2,950 km (1,833 mi) are
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Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen/Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges
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NMBS/SNCB is an autonomous government company, formed in 1926 as successor to the
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In 2008 NMBS/SNCB carried 207 million passengers a total of 8,676 million
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to the French border, where it continues to a triangular junction with
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Bueker.net – Map of the Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourg rail networks
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Documents and clippings about National Railway Company of Belgium
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NMBS/SNCB holds a Royal Warrant from the Court of Belgium.
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station in 2020 before renovation, with old station sign
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Collection of Google Earth locations of SNCB stations
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In 2005, the company was split up into three parts:
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Western European state-owned transportation provider
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Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen/Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges
SNCB (gene)

Trade name
Dutch
French
German
Statutory corporation
Rail transportation
Government of Belgium
Brussels
Belgium
Net income
Subsidiaries
BeNe Rail
Eurogare
Train World (BE)
SNCB YPTO
belgiantrain.be
Dutch
French
German
railway
Belgium
Henry van de Velde
Belgian State Railways
Infrabel
liberalisation
NMBS/SNCB Logistics

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