The Dutch government and the province of Limburg have decided that, with the investment budget originally meant for the Hasselt - Maastricht tramline the following actions will be taken:
* Demolishing the railway bridge across the Maas in Maastricht.
* Improve railroad crossing safety between Maastricht and Eijsden for a second Maastricht - Liège service, making that half hourly.
* Buying unused land from ProRail around Maastricht to be used as construction grounds.
* Building a new bicycle bridge across the Maas near the location of the old railway bridge, but only when the demolition of the railway bridge is approved before 2027.
So, that's it then. A possible train service between Maastricht and Flemish Limburg will now forever not be possible.
Source: MIRT Brief Najaar 2024.
@smveerman with Lelylijn and Nedersaksenlijn also having been killed this government sure seems to hate trains :/
@marlies @smveerman I'm pretty sure they do, and that would make sense politically, so not much of a surprise unfortunately 😐
