The Regulatory body monitors and studies the yearly evolutions and market developments in the rail freight and rail passenger market. The trends and developments of 2018 can be consulted in this market monitoring report.
On November 8, 2019, the Regulatory Body issued its opinion A-2019-04-S regarding the proposal of Network Statement 2020-2021 made by the Infrastructure Manager. The opinion can be consulted here (in Dutch only).
Since January 11, 2019 the economic equilibrium test has been introduced in the Belgian legislation. The Regulatory Body has been mandated, whenever there is a request, to perform this test. As foreseen in the European legislation (Implementing Act 2018/1795), the applied methodology for this analysis is published on this website.
The company Flixtrain has notified the Regulatory Body of its intention to operate a new rail passenger service between Brussels and Paris, with intermediate stops in Mons and Saint-Quentin, from 1st January 2021. Flixtrain’s notification form can be accessed here. The Regulatory Body has informed the Mobility Minister, the SNCB and Infrabel of this notification. […]
Belgian and European legislation provide some provisions which impose an obligation for train operators which hold a dominant position on the national market, to clearly separate organisational and decisional activities related to transport of passengers from those related with service facilities. In this framework, the Belgian Regulatory Body (Belgian RB) ensures that both types of […]
