The Regulatory Body monitors and studies the Belgian railway market. The latest report regarding the evolutions and market developments in the passenger railway market for the year 2022 is available now.
On 25 September 2023, the Regulatory Body issued a decision on a complaint by DB Cargo Belgium against Infrabel in its capacity as operator of service facilities. The complainant considered that the charges to prevent congestion risks were discriminatory and that the principle of non-discriminatory access to service facilities was violated. He also alleged that […]
In the context of the consultation on the draft network statement 2025, the Regulatory Service gave its Advice A-2023-05-S. This advice can be consulted here (only in Dutch).
On August 9, 2023, the Regulatory Service for Railway Transport and for Brussels Airport Operations issued a decision within the framework of the ex-officio investigation to the Reference Document “Access to Ticketing Services and Spaces” of SNCB. The purpose of this ex-officio investigation was to verify whether the provisions contained in the reference document comply […]
On June 12, 2023, the Regulatory Body received a notification for a new passenger transport service Schaerbeek-Paris Nord and vice versa from SNCB. The Regulatory Body decided on august 9, 2023, that the notified service did not fall within the scope of the legislation on the economic equilibrium and was therefore without object. Access to […]
On August 18, 2022, the Regulatory Body received a notification from “Leo Express“ for a new passenger transport service for the Ostend/Bratislawa and Bratislawa/Ostend routes. This notification relates to access to the Belgian railway network and is part of the information obligation provided for in both Belgian and European regulations.
On August 11, 2023, the Regulatory Body issued Opinion A-2023-04-S to Infrabel. The infrastructure manager requested this opinion on a proposal to improve the flow management in the service facility Waaslandhaven bundle South. Through a Proof of Concept (POC), Infrabel wishes to introduce a new way of bundle management.The opinion consists of three parts. The […]
The Regulatory Body initiated an audit on 10 May 2022 to check whether the operation of the Performance Scheme Management (PSM) and the application of the 2020 and 2021 performance schemes are in compliance with the Railway Law. On 19 July 2023, the Regulatory Body took a decision on the operation of the PSM. In […]
The Regulatory Body updated its Communication containing the Guidelines for the Notification of a New Rail Passenger Service within the Framework of the Economic Equilibrium Test Procedure. These guidelines aim at clarifying the cases where a notification must, or must not, be submitted in accordance with the applicable regulations.
In 2022, the Belgian Regulatory body has realized a poll about the rail market evolution and the service facilities in Belgium. Twelve railway undertakings and one applicant non-RU have replied to this poll which was completed by some individual interviews. The outcome of this poll has been summarized in a report which can be found […]
In December 2022, the Regulatory Body has issued a communiqué regarding the fact that BAC could not proceed with the allocation of a European tender for the operation of the fuel infrastructure and the possible impact of this on airport charges for the next regulated period.Since then the operator has informed the sector that the […]
