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| The '''Schuman-Josaphat tunnel''' is a double track rail tunnel being constructed in Brussels.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infrabel.be/sites/default/files/documents/B09-v1_brochure%20schuman-josaphat%20Fr%20200903.pdf|title=Le tunnel Schuman-Josaphat |language=French |accessdate=14 Feb 2012 |publisher=Infrabel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infrabel.be/en/residents/construction-sites/schuman-josaphat-tunnel|title=Schuman-Josaphat tunnel|accessdate=14 Feb 2012 |publisher=Infrabel}}</ref> | The '''Schuman-Josaphat tunnel''' is a 1250m double track rail tunnel being constructed in Brussels.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infrabel.be/sites/default/files/documents/B09-v1_brochure%20schuman-josaphat%20Fr%20200903.pdf|title=Le tunnel Schuman-Josaphat |language=French |accessdate=14 Feb 2012 |publisher=Infrabel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infrabel.be/en/residents/construction-sites/schuman-josaphat-tunnel|title=Schuman-Josaphat tunnel|accessdate=14 Feb 2012 |publisher=Infrabel}}</ref> | ||
| It will link line 161 (Brussels-Namur) just after the Meiser station and line 26 (Halle-Vilvoorde) at the Cinquantenaire tunnel just before the Schuman station. The line will be numbered L161A. | It will link line 161 (Brussels-Namur) just after the Meiser station and line 26 (Halle-Vilvoorde) at the Cinquantenaire tunnel just before the Schuman station. The line will be numbered L161A. | ||
| 1250m long, it is a key component of the ] project. It will pass beneath avenue Plasky, place de Jamblinne de Meux and the Cortenbergh road tunnel. | 1250m long, it is a key component of the ] project. It will pass beneath avenue Plasky, place de Jamblinne de Meux and the Cortenbergh road tunnel <ref>{{cite web |url=http://tchorski.morkitu.org/9/josaphat-01.htm|title=Schuman-Josaphat tunnel|language=French|accessdate=9 Mar 2012 }}</ref> | ||
| The project began in June 2008. The projected term of the project is 1645 days. Constructed will take place in two phases. First, the digging out of the shell until late 2011, equipping the tunnel with track etc. from late 2010 to late 2013. The tunnel should become operational in 2013 and the RER system in 2016. The cost of the tunnel is estimated at 210 million euros, funded Beliris, a joint venture funded by the Belgian Federation and the Brussels Region. The project is also managed by ] | |||
| The works began in August 2008 and the tunnel should be completed in 2012, the equipment will be installed in 2013. | |||
| This site is a bit unusual, because to limit disturbance to local residents and protect the appearance of Brussels, it was decided to carry out the work without opening the tunnel from the surface. Furthermore the digging is being done without a ]. The more gentle techniques of digging by hand was chosen for various reasons: because the foundations of the existing tunnel should be retained, because it passes under the cellars of buildings, and because delivering a TBM in central Brussels would have created great disruption. Manual digging was used during the construction of the underground junction passing under the Antwerp Central railway station. | |||
| Project managers are ] and Beliris. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Schuman-Josaphat tunnel is a 1250m double track rail tunnel being constructed in Brussels.
It will link line 161 (Brussels-Namur) just after the Meiser station and line 26 (Halle-Vilvoorde) at the Cinquantenaire tunnel just before the Schuman station. The line will be numbered L161A.
1250m long, it is a key component of the Brussels RER project. It will pass beneath avenue Plasky, place de Jamblinne de Meux and the Cortenbergh road tunnel
The project began in June 2008. The projected term of the project is 1645 days. Constructed will take place in two phases. First, the digging out of the shell until late 2011, equipping the tunnel with track etc. from late 2010 to late 2013. The tunnel should become operational in 2013 and the RER system in 2016. The cost of the tunnel is estimated at 210 million euros, funded Beliris, a joint venture funded by the Belgian Federation and the Brussels Region. The project is also managed by Infrabel
This site is a bit unusual, because to limit disturbance to local residents and protect the appearance of Brussels, it was decided to carry out the work without opening the tunnel from the surface. Furthermore the digging is being done without a Tunnel boring machine. The more gentle techniques of digging by hand was chosen for various reasons: because the foundations of the existing tunnel should be retained, because it passes under the cellars of buildings, and because delivering a TBM in central Brussels would have created great disruption. Manual digging was used during the construction of the underground junction passing under the Antwerp Central railway station.
References
- "Le tunnel Schuman-Josaphat" (PDF) (in French). Infrabel. Retrieved 14 Feb 2012.
- "Schuman-Josaphat tunnel". Infrabel. Retrieved 14 Feb 2012.
- "Schuman-Josaphat tunnel" (in French). Retrieved 9 Mar 2012.
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