Temporary Capacity Restriction (TCR) recommendations For the main border points of RFC NSM

In order to limit the impact on traffic, IM’s will do their best to offer alternative routes in case of works on the principal routes crossing the main border points. For this purpose, IM’s set up the following recommendations:

→ Route 1 (color blue): defined as the preferred one (on corridor sections)

→ Route 2 (color green): 1st option (can be entirely or partially on corridor sections)

→ Route 3 (color orange) : 2nd option (can be entirely or partially on corridor sections)

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RECOMMENDATION

If the works on “ Route 1” do not allow the trains to cross the considered border point, the IMs will do their best efforts to keep one of the 2 routes ( “Route 2” or “Route 3” ) free to allow the trains to cross the border by going around the works.

IM’s will do their best efforts to extend their existing national rules to an international level by paying a special attention to the corridor sections crossing the border points.

Temporary Capacity Restriction (TCR) recommendations

Due to the very complex track plan around Lille, there are many scenarios applying within the French side of the network. They are described in the map below (page 3)

Route 1 : Mouscron - Tourcoing – Armentières –Hazebrouck – Calais

Route 2 : via Mouscron – – Baisieux

Other recommendations :

• Mouscron & Blandain/ Baisieux should not be closed at the same time.

• When the section Courtrai - Mouscron is closed ‰ rerouting via Jeumont or Feignies

Itinéraire alternatif Hazebrouck/Valenciennes

Itinéraire alternatif Bobigny/Douai Bruges

Route 1 Route 2 Itinéraire alternartif Tourcoing/Baisieux Route 1 Bis Gent Other possible diversions Courtrai Itinéraire alternartif Lens/Douai Dunquerque Mouscron

Calais Tourcoing

Hazebrouck Antwerpen Anvers Armentières 4 maisons Rue verte St André Wasquehal

Burxelles Brussels

Délivrance Lille Flandres Hellemmes

Riez Ateliers 269000

Tortue Haubourdin Justice 289000 Jurbise Baisieux Lesquin Tournai

Mont de terre

Don Sainghin Béthune

Lens Salaumines Jeumont 284000 Ostricourt

Beuvrages Feignies

Valenciennes

Somain 262000 Arras Jeumont 272000 Douai

Aulnoye

Busigny

Temporary Capacity Restriction (TCR) recommendations MONT SAINT-MARTIN

Route 1 : Namur - Aubange – Mont St Martin – Longuyon

Route 2 : Namur – Aubange – Rodange

Route 3 : Via Artère Nord-Est

Temporary Capacity Restriction (TCR) recommendations NAMUR – DINANT – LONGUYON AXIS

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Luttre Mons BE Feignies Jeumont Liège Log . Aulnoye Intermodal Auvelais Namur

Dinant Liège Vise Libramont Ardenne Logistics Bertrix Montzen Arlon Athus

Luxembourg Port of Mertert LU FR Mont St Martin Bettembourg

Longuyon Thionville

Hagondange Conflans Jarny Metz Onville Réding

Port of Strasbourg Strasbourg Nancy Toul CH

Route 1 : Namur - Dinant – Aubange – Mont Saint Martin

Route 2 : Via Aulnoye & Artère Nord -Est

Route 3 : Namur - Libramont – Arlon

Recommendations :

• Even if Namur – Libramont - Arlon is the official alternative route on RFC NSM, RU’s prefer run on Artère Nord-Est as an alternative (the tonnage supported is different on route 3).