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Genk Cargo Connect to Electrify Port Rail Access by 2028, a Belgian First

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

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  • Genk Cargo Connect will invest 1.4 million euros, largely with European support, to electrify rail access to the port.
  • The project would make it Belgium’s first inland terminal with a direct electric connection to the port terminals in Genk.
  • The first electric locomotive is expected to enter the Genk port in 2028.

Genk Cargo Connect plans to electrify the rail access to its port by 2028, creating what it describes as Belgium’s first inland terminal with a direct electric connection to port terminals in Genk.

The project requires an investment of 1.4 million euros, most of it backed by European support. The first electric locomotive is expected to be able to enter the Genk port in 2028.

General manager Heidi Ulburghs called the project an important step in connecting Belgium to the European freight rail network.

an important step to connect Belgium to the European freight rail network

· Heidi UlburghsGenk Cargo Connect’s general manager described the electrification project’s significance.
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