The Schuman-Josaphat tunnel (French: Tunnel Schuman-Josaphat; Dutch: Schuman-Josafattunnel) is a 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) double track rail tunnel in Brussels, Belgium, which entered into service on 4 April 2016.[1][2] It links line 161 (Brussels-Namur) just after Meiser station and line 26 (Halle-Vilvoorde) at the Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark tunnel just before Schuman station. The line is numbered L161A.
A key component of the Brussels Regional Express Network (RER/GEN) project, the tunnel passes beneath the Avenue Plasky/Plaskylaan, the Place de Jamblinne de Meux/Jamblinne de Meuxplein and the Cortenbergh/Kortenberg road tunnel.[3] The position of the tunnel in the Brussels rail network is shown in the simplified map on the right.
Benefits of the project include reducing the journey time from the European quarter (Brussels-Schuman and Brussels-Luxembourg railway stations) to the airport from half an hour to less than 15 minutes by opening a direct route and avoid having to change at Brussels-North railway station,[4] as well as opening a parallel route through Brussels to take pressure off the saturated North–South connection
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- ^ "The Regional Express Network". Retrieved 19 Mar 2012.