National company of the Belgian railroads

The SNCB or National company of the Belgian railroads (in Dutch National NMBS or maatschappij DER belgische spoorwegen ) is the public corporation, created in 1926, which manages the infrastructure and exploits the Belgian rail network.

SNCB is present in:

  • interior transport travellers, in Belgium, accomplished within the framework of the Public service;
  • international transport travellers by traditional trains, or trains at high speed, in partnership with the SNCF (Thalys, Eurostar, and TGV - network) and with dB (ICE).
  • goods transport,
  • the logistic offer (by its subsidiary company ABX Logistics).

The manpower is of 38  000== SNCB in some figures (2006) ==

  • Many collaborators: 37.865

  • 1st investor of Belgium: group SNCB invests 4,8 billion euros during the period 2005-2007.
  • Turnover of Group SNCB: 3,92 billion euros.
  • Turnover of Group SNCB: 43,2 million Produced euros
  • exploitation of Group SNCB: 3.010,4 million euros
  • Running costs: 2.967,2 million euros
  • 535 stations and stagnation points
  • More than 3.670 passenger trains (national and international) per day
  • More than 160 trains at high speed per day
  • 797 engines
  • 1.280 cars, 752 railcars, 13.007 coaches goods
  • Extended from the network: 3536 km of lines
  • 2950 km of electrified lines
  • 314 km of lines at high speed (including 200 in exclusive right of way)
  • More than 500.000 travellers per day or 186,6 million travellers in 2005
  • national Number of travellers: 172,9 million
  • international Number of travellers: 13,7 million
  • Many traveller-kilometers: 7.771 million
  • Volume of goods transported (million ton-kilometers): 7.975,20
  • Many ton-kilometers: 7,97 billion

The Belgian network counts 3  454 km of lines, of which 2  701 electrified. The electrification is made mainly in D.C. current 3000 V, except for the new lines at high speed (Lille - Brussels and Brussels - Liege in exploitation, and soon Liege - German border (in construction)), but also the line 43 Liege - Gouvy and the Atus-Meuse (lines 166 and 165), is electrified in Alternative course 25  000  V 50 Hz. The line goods Liege - Aachen will be electrified in 3000V on a part and 15000V on the other.

Structure of group SNCB

Since January 1st, 2005, the flow chart of SNCB was deeply re-examined in order to statisfaire with the requirements of the European commission as regards liberalization of the rail in Europe.

A parent company, SNCB Holding (public limit company of public law whose Belgian State is shareholder with 100%) chapeaute:

  • Infrabel : the administrative of the Infrastructure

  • SNCB: owner which, by preoccupation with a clearness in the spirit of the public, kept the name and the logo SNCB)

Other important subsidiary companies of group SNCB :

Participations:

  • Eurostar Group
  • International Thalys
  • Bucket International Rail (joint venture with the NS)

See too

  • Material engine of SNCB
  • Railroad
  • Railway company
  • List of the railway companies
  • List of the railway lines of Belgium

External bonds

  • SNCB, official site

  • BelRail, a site entirely devoted to the Belgian railroads
  • SNCB on Wikinations.be

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