Reform brings new opportunities for Infrabel

摘要

This month sees major changes in the organisation of Belgium's railway industry with the implementation of reforms that will abolish Belgian National Railways (SNCB) Holding and transfer all of its assets, liabilities, and activities to the state-owned train operator, SNCB, and infrastructure manager Infrabel. The group structure has been the subject of regular criticism in recent years, both from within the railway industry and externally. Politicians have questioned the value of retaining SNCB Holding, while the division of powers, operational inefficiencies, and duplication of functions between organisations have all fuelled the drive towards restructuring.