Opportunities for reinforcing cross-border railway connections: the case of the Liège (Belgium) - Maastricht (the Netherlands) connection ; Les opportunités de renforcement d'une liaison ferroviaire transfrontalière: le cas de la connection entre Liège (Belgique) et Maastricht (Pays-Bas)

peer reviewed ; Efficient mobility is an essential driving force for the development of cross-border (CB) regions. The different settings and visions of neighbouring CB entities may lead to unsatisfactory transport connections across the border. This case study of a CB connection focuses on this issue and highlights, by means of a comparative analysis, how the differences in six perspectives (the economic context; urban and regional planning in Belgium and the Netherlands; the structure of the rail network; barriers in the exploitation of the railway; the current travel demand by rail; and the... Mehr ...