Work on the first phase of the tram link between Brussels and Brussels Airport (Flemish Brabant) will start at the end of this year. The works start with the construction of a tram and cycle viaduct over the Brussels orbital ring road in Machelen (Flemish Brabant).
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Work on Brussels-Brussels Airport tram line to start at end of the year
Colin Clapson
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The airport tram line will connect NATO headquarters in Haren (City of Brussels) with Brussels Airport in Zaventem (Flemish Brabant). It involves the construction of 4 kilometres of tramline providing 6 additional stops. At the same time, 13 kilometres of additional cycling infrastructure will be built and green spaces will be upgraded. The project involves a total investment of some 240 million euros. The work should be completed by 2031.
The Flemish government is focusing on sustainable mobility and improving the quality of life on and along the Brussels ring road. ‘The new tram line will connect several business zones and residential areas in Machelen and Zaventem with the airport and Brussels-North railway station,’ Flemish mobility minister Annick De Ridder (Flemish nationalist N-VA) notes.
‘The new airport tram line will further facilitate the connection between Brussels and the airport for travellers and employees alike,’ adds Brussels Airport CEO Arnaud Feist. ‘The project is fully in line with our strategy aiming to expand public transport to and from the airport and make the transfer between different means of transport even more efficient.’