{"id":1999,"date":"2020-01-13T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T14:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deschacht.eu\/realisaties\/waterafvoer-spoorbypass-i-mechelen\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:01:40","slug":"rail-bypass-water-drainage-in-mechelen","status":"publish","type":"realisaties","link":"https:\/\/www.deschacht.eu\/en\/realisaties\/waterafvoer-spoorbypass-i-mechelen\/","title":{"rendered":"Rail bypass drainage Mechelen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Client: NMBS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General contractor: CIT Blaton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NMBS equipped the Mechelen station with 2 new platforms and extra tracks with a 3,000 m\u00b2 canopy. 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