Tracks seen North of Halle, looking towards Brussels.

• Left and Middle: L96 (Brussels-Mons) (160km/h), for domestic services (IC, IR, L, P), conventional international trains and freighters;
• Right: LGV1 (Brussels-French border) (220km/h at this stage), for international high-speed services (Thalys, Eurostar, TGV).
While 3kV DC and TBL still apply, LGV1 is already dedicated to fast international traffic at this stage.

Halle (Hal).

5th February 2005.

P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)