The brussels Region has issued the planning permission for the creation of a subway tunnel under the Station of the North, announced on Monday the secretary of State in charge of Urbanism, Pascal Smet (neb.brussels/sp.a). This infrastructure is essential for the future extension of the metro line to the north of the capital, at the horizon of 2030. It is also, in a first step, to develop the current line of Albert/North Station to a terminus of retrogression for the metro trains which should allow an operating mode to the metro as soon as 2024.

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" The issuance of this permit demonstrates a reality : we have continued to work during the containment. Not to suffer any delay to this project as essential for the future of our Region. The transformation to the metro North Albert will be able to start. It is necessary to continue to invest in developing metro of the stib / MIVB and, in particular, the lines, today saturated, " commented Pascal Smet.