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Mons station: permit granted

On 4 July 2012, the Walloon Parliament approved the ratification decree of the single permit issued by the Minister for Town and Country Planning in January 2012.

This permit affects:

• The construction of the station-footbridge which will assure the link between the historic centre of Mons and the Grands-Prés site. This station will be intermodal because, besides the rail platforms, it will incorporate a shared platform between trains and buses and a shared platform between buses, taxis as well as the kiss and ride.
• The double accessibility to the station. On the city side, the station will be in connection with the circular boulevards; on the Grands-Prés side, it will be connected to the motorway network.
• The construction of two underground car parks: one on the city side (nearly 500 spaces) and the other one on the Grand- Prés side (nearly 370 spaces). These car parks will also accommodate bicycles. Moreover, we will find on the city side a small repairs workshop.
• The landscaping of public spaces on both sides of the station-footbridge. On the city side, the Place Léopold will become mainly pedestrian. On the Grands-Prés side, a new square -the Place des Congrès- will be created and a new bridge over the river Haine will be built, which will assure the accessibility to the station.
• The demolition of the existing station.

Mons: Installation of the provisional access walkway

The provisional access walkway which will make it possible to reach the platforms from the provisional station has just been installed.
This walkway (50 metres long and 5 metres wide) will be covered.  Four 60-metre ramps from the access walkway will lead to the platforms.

Next September, a second section of the access walkway, some 50 metres long, will extend the existing access walkway.  More narrow (2 metres), this section will be reserved for the worksite and will serve as a junction between the two ends of the site.
For persons with reduced mobility, the situation remains unchanged:  The tracks will continue to be crossed with assistance as is the case now.

Mons, beyond the walls

An entire new neighbourhood is going to be developed on the ten-hectare plot of land belonging to the SNCB [Belgian rail] outside the future Mons station on the Grands Prés side.

The master plan of this new neighbourhood, developed by Eurogare and adopted by the Mons Municipal Council provides for the establishment of a Conference Centre (the foundation stone for which has just been laid), a hotel, an estate for scientific activities and housing units.

Eurogare has just published a site promotion brochure to draw the attention of investors to all this new potential.

Namur

The Walloon government has just decided to allocate €50 million for the bus station on the roof slab of the Namur station.

In the wake of this decision, Eurogare will undertake the technical studies concerning the bridge and the slab.  The aim is to submit the application for the single permit in March 2013.

To find out more about the project

Calatrava Stations - Liège

This book is the first of a series of works that Robertina Calatrava is devoting to the work of Santiago Calatrava.

Amply illustrated with drawings, plans, photos, etc., with an explanatory text by Santiago Calatrava himself, plus an introduction and an interview entrusted to Philippe Jodidio, this book also retraces the fifteen years it took for this project to take concrete shape.

Sofia's books - 2011
Bound book, 30x23cm, in full colour on both sides – 192 pages.
Texts in French and in English
This book can be obtained directly from Eurogare headquarters at the price of €21.
Shipping charges:  for Belgium: €6.20; for neighbouring countries:  €16.60 – for the rest of Europe:  €24.

Liège-Guillemins, the white station

The extraordinary human, artistic and technical adventure of the station's construction is evoked through the photographs of Alain Janssens and the fine text of Caroline Lamarche.
A book published jointly by Eurogare and Mardaga.

Bound, 30x23, 5cm, four colour front/back– 184 pages.
Text translated into English and Dutch.
This book can be obtained directly from the offices of Eurogare for €35.
Shipping costs:  for Belgium:  €5; for Europe:  €15; for the rest of the world: €20.

Eurogare
A new name for new horizons

Yesterday, Euro Liège TGV built the Liège-Guillemins trainstation. Today, Eurogare is building the stations of Mons,Waterloo, Genval and Nivelles – plus signal boxes, parking facilities, workshops, offices, etc... It is making the Namur station more inter-modal by bringing the bus closer to the train. It is improving the surrounding areas of train stations to make them more welcoming, practical and safe.

Eurogare is an engineering firm specialising in rail and architectural projects.

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They remove barriers.

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