Brussels - Liège (-Eupen/Aachen)
A test drive on the hsl 2
The route
Brussels South - Leuven - Liège (106 km)
Brussels South - Aachen (150 km)
Brussels South - Liège - Eupen (150 km)
- Maximum speed: 200km/h (Brussels - Leuven) and 300 km/h (hsl2)
- Power output: 3kV DC and 25kV AC (hsl2)
- In Belgium they drive on the left side of the track
- The safety systems: ECTS, TBL1+
The rolling stock
NMBS/SNCB HLE 18 + i11
- Maximum speed: 200km/h
The new NMBS/SNCB M7
And also the Thalys, ice 3 and the nightjet
The stations
Brussel South
Leuven
Liège Guillemins
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