Infrabel puts Serpont curve near Libramont into service

Infrabel put the Serpont curve into service in the night leading into Sunday 28 September 2025, a missing link that connects the Namur–Arlon (line 162) and Libramont–Bertrix (line 165) routes directly. Until then, trains switching between the two lines had to reverse at Libramont station; the 1,200 m curve, electrified and fitted with signalling, follows a route closed about twenty years ago on the edge of the Recogne industrial area and benefits passenger and freight traffic alike. Construction took about nine months and cost EUR 3 million: after clearing and earthworks until the end of 2024, Infrabel laid track in spring 2025, built a new bridge with a 14 m span over the Rue de Tibetême and completed signalling and electrification in May. The opening date is documented by a Belga report of 26 September 2025; LOK Report only covered it on 17 October 2025. (LOK Report, 17 Oct 2025; second source: La Libre, 26 Sep 2025)