High-speed rail in Belgium

Belgium's high-speed rail network provides mostly international connections from Brussels to France, Germany and The Netherlands.

Three international high-speed train services currently operate in Belgium: Eurostar, InterCityExpress (ICE) and TGV.

Eurostar connects Brussels to Amsterdam, Cologne (Köln), Düsseldorf, London, Paris and Rotterdam.

The French TGV operates direct services from Brussels to Nantes, Marseilles, Perpignan, Rennes and Strasbourg, serving over 25 stations along the routes.

All are electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz AC, unlike most of the rest of the Belgian rail network which uses 3,000 V DC.

In combination with the LGV Nord, it has also impacted international journeys to France and London, ensuring high-speed through-running by Eurostar and TGV trainsets.

At the E19/A12 motorway junction, trains leave the regular line to run on new dedicated high-speed tracks to the Dutch border (40 km (25 mi)) at 300 km/h (190 mph).

25N [nl], which is part of the Diabolo project, is being built between Schaerbeek and Mechelen and is being constructed for a maximum speed of 220 km/h.