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Belgium
7 buyers · 25 tenders · checked 2026-10-03
Infrabel completed ETCS on all 6,399 km December 2025 (€2.8bn); SNCB placed CAF framework €4.93bn with first order 180 trains €1.7bn; Brussels Metro 3 stalled.
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1Metro systems operating
7Buyers tracked
25Tenders tracked
- Live pipeline
- EUR 5.63bn of valued TED rail items published since January 2025 across 22 notices; EUR 702m of it outside the SNCB fleet framework
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Electrification, Track & civil, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, AI inspection
Key figures
Every main track on the Belgian…6,399 km - all main tracks
Infrabel performance contract (…EUR 16.4bn + EUR 9.2bn
1 source · primary
- ● SNCB/NMBS · Le Contrat de service public de la SNCB et le Contrat de performance d'Infrabel adoptes par le Conseil des Ministres : des trajectoires pour 2023-2032 (published 2022-12-23 · checked 2026-09-12)
SNCB AM30 EMU and BEMU framewor…EUR 4.93bn
2 sources · all primary
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · SNCB/NMBS — Framework agreement for the purchase of electric multiple units (EMUs) and battery multiple units (BEMUs); awarded to Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A. — contract award notice 105453-2026 (published 2026-02-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● SNCB/NMBS · Le Conseil d'administration de la SNCB attribue le marche des AM30 a CAF et commande les premiers trains (published 2025-12-19 · checked 2026-09-12)
SNCB in 2025: 207.8m passengers…207.8 million passengers
1 source · primary
- ● SNCB/NMBS · Resultats 2025 (passengers, punctuality, investment, headcount) (published 2026-04-02 · checked 2026-09-12)
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Tenders | Contracts awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrabel SA/NV | Infrastructure manager | 16 | 8 |
| SNCB / NMBS (Societe nationale des chemins de fer belges / Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen) | National operator | 5 | 2 |
| Operateur de Transport de Wallonie (trading as TEC) | Transit authority | 2 | 2 |
| STIB-MIVB (Societe des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles / Maatschappij voor het Intercommunaal Vervoer te Brussel) | Metro corporation | 1 | 0 |
| VVM De Lijn | Transit authority | 1 | 0 |
| Beliris | Development authority | 0 | 0 |
| FPS Mobility and Transport / federal Minister of Mobility | National rail HQ | 0 | 0 |
Tenders
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Brussels | operational - four metro lines and a tram network (STIB/MIVB), the GEN/RER regional network and the North-South junction; Infrabel and SNCB seats | Brussels metro and tram (STIB/MIVB); GEN/RER Brussels regional network |
| Antwerp | operational - premetro tunnels and tram network (De Lijn), under renovation from May 2026; port rail lines | Antwerp premetro and tram (De Lijn) |
| Liege | operational - 11.7 km tram opened April 2025 under a DBFM concession, operated by TEC; Liege-Guillemins on the high-speed network | Liege tram (OTW/TEC, Tram'Ardent concession) |
| Ghent | operational - tram network (De Lijn); Ghent-Sint-Pieters on the Bruges-Ghent ETCS Level 2 corridor | Ghent tram (De Lijn) |
Players with a footprint here
Withheld in the free surface
- Capex in this region (3)
- Market narrative
Full detail withheld: 2 fields. In the European Union edition · See a fully open example
- ETCS delivery
- Investment plan amendment 2026
- Methodology note
Full detail withheld: 3 fields. In the European Union edition · See a fully open example
Sources
- ● De Lijn · Tunnel renovation metro in Antwerp — scope and schedule (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Infrabel · Entire Belgian rail network equipped with system that continuously monitors the speed of trains (published 2025-12-15 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ Railway PRO · SNCB will absorb 60% of budget cuts in 2026 (published 2026-01-16 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ Railway PRO · Belgium approves Infrabel's investment plan and introduces new projects (published 2026-05-07 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Siemens Mobility · Siemens Mobility, Equans and Infrabel complete Belgium's ETCS Level 2 rollout (published 2025-12-15 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● SNCB/NMBS · Le Contrat de service public de la SNCB et le Contrat de performance d'Infrabel adoptes par le Conseil des Ministres : des trajectoires pour 2023-2032 (published 2022-12-23 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● STIB-MIVB · Metro line 3 — works and projects (phase 1 Albert–Gare du Nord, phase 2 Gare du Nord–Bordet) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infrabel — Renewal and extension of the PLP installations (point and signal protection); Alstom Belgium — contract modification notice 62406-2026 (published 2026-01-28 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · SNCB/NMBS — Framework agreement for the purchase of electric multiple units (EMUs) and battery multiple units (BEMUs); awarded to Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A. — contract award notice 105453-2026 (published 2026-02-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ Urban Transport Magazine · Liege has a tramway again! (opening, route, fleet, concession) (published 2025-04-28 · checked 2026-09-12)
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