The Schuman-Josaphat tunnel

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The Schuman-Josaphat tunnel is a new rail tunnel between the Brussels-Schuman station and the Line 26 (Schaerbeek – Hal), also called Eastern orbital railway. Its construction has connected the European District with most of Belgium’s major cities (axes Mechelen / Antwerp and Leuven / Hasselt / Liège) without putting an extra burden on the saturated North-South junction.
Press visit in the Schuman-Josaphat tunnel before opening to traffic (April 2016)Schuman- Josaphat tunnel (June 2012)New Kortenberg tunnel to the Plaskylaan in Schaerbeek (June 2012)Raising of the road of the Rue de la Loi in order to let the trains run above the subways in the station (June 2012)Schuman- Josaphat tunnel (June 2012)Schuman- Josaphat tunnel (June 2012)Junction box between the new tunnel and the existing tunnel at the Plaskylaan in Schaerbeek (June 2012)Transport of the U-shaped decks in a special convoy (August 2013)Unloading of the U-shaped decks on the rail bridge of the Chaussée d’Etterbeek (August 2013)Placing of the U-shaped decks in the future Brussels-Schuman station (September 2013)Junction box (between the new Schuman-Josaphat tunnel on Line 161A and the old Cinquantenaire tunnel on Line 26) (November 2013)View of the Kortenberg tunnel before the laying of the tracks (November 2013)Tracks closed to traffic, marked by a red board closed by a padlock or a red light supported by a firecracker (April 2015)Last wagon with its red tail lamp (April 2015)Worker leads and holds a stainless steel anchorage element (April 2015)Press visit in the Schuman-Josaphat tunnel before opening to traffic (April 2016)Schuman station (April 2016)