The work itself will start today and will have a lot of influence. Bart Tommelein (Open VLD), mayor of Ostend, said earlier that he finds the timing of the work (during the autumn holidays) very inappropriate. “We try to combine as much work as possible to limit nuisance as much as possible,” says Frédéric Petit of Infrabel, who previously indicated that the overhead wires are at the end of its lifespan. Disruptions as a result of this would also cause inconvenience to train passengers.
“But we know that it is not pleasant that train traffic will be interrupted between Bruges and Ostend,” emphasizes Petit. “The NMBS provides replacement buses between Bruges and Ostend, a number of trains are also being diverted to Blankenberge and a number of extra trains are being used to bring travelers to their destination as best as possible.”
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