Over 30 million tonnes of cargo are transported by rail every year through the Port of Antwerp and account for over 250 daily trains (to and from the port). An open access infrastructure is provided with 1100 km (700 miles) of railway tracks, 22 public rail sidings and a rail link to each terminal in the port. As the Port Authority, we support the development of a safe, reliable and flexible rail freight market for all our customers.

Intermodal operators run frequent shuttle services, connecting the Port of Antwerp with the European hinterland. In all, ten railway companies have access to the port's rail network.

More than 40 destinations in 13 countries are directly connected to the Port of Antwerp with over 200 shuttle services per week in both directions.

Antwerp has 5 rail freight terminals: the Main Hub, the Zomerweg, Schijnpoort , Combinant (2010) and Hupac Terminal Antwerp. In addition all the large shipping container terminals in the port have their own rail terminal offering direct connections to the main economic centres of Europe.

1.Liefkenshoek railway tunnel
· 16.2 km new double track connection
· Finalised in 2014
> Capacity increase with 35%

2.Capacity Increase of line  27A
· Bifurcation Schijn
· Bifurcation Krijgsbaan
> Capacity increase with 30%

Antwerp Intermodal Solutions (AIS) – a joint project by Antwerp Port Authority and the freight handling companies PSA HNN and P&O Ports, with support from the rail infrastructure operator Infrabel – has succeeded in attracting more rail container traffic to the port. This has led to six new rail connections being set up, and four existing services being expanded. These are rail shuttles linking Antwerp between two and five times per week with destinations in North Rhine Westphalia, central Germany, North-East France and Austria. In most cases they are “open trains” on which anyone can reserve container space.