List of high-speed railway lines
Line name Start and end points Maximum speed Opening Length
HSL 1 LGV Nord - Bruxelles-Sud 300 km/h ( 190 mph ) December 14 , 1997 88 km ( 55 mi )
HSL 2 Bruxelles-Nord - Liège-Guillemins 300 km/h ( 190 mph ) December 15 , 2002 95 km ( 59 mi )
HSL 3 Liège-Guillemins - Cologne-Aachen 260 km/h ( 160 mph ) June 14 , 2009 56 km ( 35 mi )
HSL 4 Antwerpen-Centraal - HSL Zuid 300 km/h ( 190 mph ) 2009 87 km ( 54 mi )
Line 25N Schaarbeek - Mechelen 160 km/h ( 99 mph ) ( now ) 220 km/h ( 140 mph ) ( soon ) 2019 - 2020 20 km ( 12 mi )
Line 50A Brussels-South railway station - Ostend 160 km/h ( 99 mph ) ( now ) 200 km/h ( 120 mph ) ( soon ) 2020+ ( upgrading ) 114.3 km ( 71.0 mi )
Line 36N Brussels-North railway station - Leuven 200 km/h ( 120 mph ) ( after 2012 ) 2003-2006 28.8 km ( 17.9 mi )
Line 96N Brussels-South railway station - Halle 160 km/h ( 99 mph ) ( now ) 200 km/h ( 120 mph ) ( soon ) 2020+ 13.6 km ( 8.5 mi )
Belgium -- Dedicated high-speed line
Main article : high-speed rail in Belgium
This article provides a list of operated high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. High-speed rail is public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks.