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23 November (from 10 pm) to 26 November: strike in Belgium

Update 24/11, 9:20am

Due to a national strike, the rail service on the Belgian rail network will be limited from Sunday 23 November (10 pm - CET) to Wednesday 26 November 2025 included.

An alternative train service has been drawn up based on available train staff. All details on this alternative train service are available on www.belgiantrain.be.

Please take this alternative train service into account if you need to take a domestic connection in Belgium before or after an international train journey, or if you need to take our regional trains just across the border (Roosendaal, Maastricht, Aachen, Luxembourg, Lille or Maubeuge). 

Information about international trains:


Eurostar

Most Eurostar trains are operating. However, they are being diverted from their normal itinerary between Brussels and Amsterdam, which results in longer journey times and adapted schedules. Check Eurostar's adapted timetables.


EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam) :

Monday 24/11 : 11 trains out of 16 are operating in each direction. However, they are being diverted via Roosendaal (not calling at Breda), which results in longer journey times and adapted schedules.

The following trains are cancelled:

  • 9227: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 09:44 - Rotterdam CS 11:50
  • 9243: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 13:44 - Rotterdam CS 15:50
  • 9247: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 14:44 - Rotterdam CS 16:50
  • 9255: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 16:44 - Rotterdam CS 18:50
  • 9271: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 20:44 - Rotterdam CS 22:50
  • 9220: Rotterdam CS 09:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 11:17
  • 9248: Rotterdam CS 16:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 18:17
  • 9256: Rotterdam CS 18:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 20:17
  • 9268: Rotterdam CS 21:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 23:17
  • 9272: Rotterdam CS 22:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 00:17

Tuesday 25/11 : 9 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction. However, they will be diverted via Roosendaal (not calling at Breda), which will result in longer journey times and adapted schedules.

The following trains are cancelled:

  • 9211: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 05:44 - Rotterdam CS 07:50
  • 9227: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 09:44 - Rotterdam CS 11:50
  • 9239: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 12:44 - Rotterdam CS 14:50
  • 9243: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 13:44 - Rotterdam CS 15:50
  • 9255: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 16:44 - Rotterdam CS 18:50
  • 9259: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 17:44 - Rotterdam CS 19:50
  • 9271: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid20:44 - Rotterdam CS 22:50
  • 9220: Rotterdam CS 09:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 11:17
  • 9224: Rotterdam CS 10:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 12:17
  • 9248: Rotterdam CS 16:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 18:17
  • 9252: Rotterdam CS 17:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 19:17
  • 9256: Rotterdam CS 18:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 20:17
  • 9268: Rotterdam CS 21:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 23:17
  • 9272: Rotterdam CS 22:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 00:17

Wednesday 25/11 : 9 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction. However, they will be diverted via Roosendaal (not calling at Breda), which will result in longer journey times and adapted schedules.

The following trains are cancelled:

  • 9227: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 09:44 - Rotterdam CS 11:50
  • 9239: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 12:44 - Rotterdam CS 14:50
  • 9243: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 13:44 - Rotterdam CS 15:50
  • 9247: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 14:44 - Rotterdam CS 16:50
  • 9251: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 15:44 - Rotterdam CS 17:50
  • 9255: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 16:44 - Rotterdam CS 18:50
  • 9271: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid20:44 - Rotterdam CS 22:50
  • 9220: Rotterdam CS 09:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 11:17
  • 9248: Rotterdam CS 16:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 18:17
  • 9252: Rotterdam CS 17:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 19:17
  • 9256: Rotterdam CS 18:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 20:17
  • 9260: Rotterdam CS 19:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 21:17
  • 9264: Rotterdam CS 20:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 22:17
  • 9268: Rotterdam CS 21:09 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 23:17

If you have a ticket for the EuroCity valid on 24, 25 or 26 November, please note that:

  • During the period of the strike, the validity of Saver tickets is not restricted to the train and time mentioned on the ticket. 
  • Your ticket is valid from 1 day before up to 1 day after their validity date, allowing you to anticipate or postpone your journey if necessary.
  • Tickets for the EuroCity and Eurocity Direct are exceptionally valid on local trains via Roosendaal
  • If you prefer not to travel, your ticket is fully refundable.

Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam) 

Monday 24/11 , Tuesday 25/11 and Wednesday 26/11: 6 trains out of 16 are operating in each direction. However, they are being diverted via Roosendaal, which results in longer journey times and adapted schedules.

The following trains are cancelled:

  • 9523: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 06:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 08:56
  • 9527: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 07:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 09:56
  • 9531: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 08:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 10:56
  • 9539: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 10:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 12:56
  • 9551: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 13:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 15:56
  • 9555: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 14:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 16:56
  • 9559: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 15:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 17:56
  • 9563: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 16:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 18:56
  • 9567: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 17:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 19:56
  • 9571: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 18:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 20:56
  • 9520: Amsterdam Zuid 08:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 10:11
  • 9528: Amsterdam Zuid 10:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 12:11
  • 9532: Amsterdam Zuid 11:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 13:11
  • 9536: Amsterdam Zuid 12:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 14:11
  • 9540: Amsterdam Zuid 13:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 15:11
  • 9544: Amsterdam Zuid 14:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 16:11
  • 9552:Amsterdam Zuid 16:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 18:11
  • 9564: Amsterdam Zuid 19:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 21:11
  • 9568: Amsterdam Zuid 20:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 22:11
  • 9572: Amsterdam Zuid 21:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 23:11

If you have a ticket for the Eurocity Direct valid on 24, 25 or 26 November, please note that:

  • During the period of the strike, the validity of Saver tickets is not restricted to the train and time mentioned on the ticket. 
  • Your ticket is valid from 1 day before up to 1 day after their validity date, allowing you to anticipate or postpone your journey if necessary.
  • Tickets for the EuroCity and Eurocity Direct are exceptionally valid on local trains via Roosendaal
  • If you prefer not to travel, your ticket is fully refundable.

ICE

All ICE trains connecting Brussels, Cologne and Frankfurt will operate. However, they will diverted from their usual itinerary and will depart 20 minutes earlier from Brussels and Liège.


TGV INOUI

Alle TGV INOUI trains from and to Brussels will operate normally except: 

Monday 24/11

  • 9884 (Rennes 6:25 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 11:01) terminates at Lille Europe, but is twinned to TGV 9886 that originates from Nantes and continues to Brussels. From Lille to Brussels, passengers can use TGV 9886 (other train part on same track)
  • 9832 (Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 15:03 - Nantes 19:50) is cancelled

Tuesday 25/11 and Wednesday 26/11

  • 9886/7 (Nantes 5:59 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 11:01) is cancelled 
  • 9832 (Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 15:03 - Nantes 19:50) is cancelled

Thursday 27/11

  • 9886/7 (Nantes 5:59 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 11:01) is cancelled 

OUIGO Brussels-Paris

All scheduled OUIGO trains will operate normally. Some trains had been cancelled earlier dur to engineering works.


Please check this page regularly for further updates.

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European Sleeper: modified stops in Berlin

Starting 27 June 2025, European Sleeper will include stops at Berlin Zoo and Berlin Ost, but no longer in Berlin Hauptbahnhof on its route to Prague.

On the return journey from Prague to Belgium, European Sleeper will keep stopping at Berlin Ost and Berlin Hauptbahnhof.

 

15 November - 9 December: works near Brussels Airport-Zaventem

From Saturday 15 November to Tuesday 9 December 2025, engineering works will be carried out in the rail tunnel south of Brussels Airport-Zaventem rail station. During these works, the number of trains to and from the airport will be significantly reduced.


29-30 November: route restrictions for EuroCity and Eurocity Direct due to works in the Netherlands

Due to planned engineering works on the dutch rail network, the EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam) and Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam) trains will be diverted via Roosendaal on Saturday 29 November and Sunday 30 November.

Consequently, their route will be restricted as follow: 

  • EuroCity trains will only operate between Brussels and Breda (instead of Rotterdam).
  • Eurocity Direct trains will operate between Brussels and Rotterdam Central (instead of Amsterdam Zuid).

From Breda or Rotterdam, you can use onward trains operated by NS (Dutch railways) to your final destination in the Netherlands.


6-7 December: changed schedule for OUIGO Brussels-Paris - no stop in Mons

Due to planned engineering works between Brussels and Halle, the OUIGO service between Brussels and Paris will be diverted via Nivelles and Erquelinnes on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December 2025, resulting in longer journey times and no intermediate stop in Mons that weekend.

Please check the adapted schedules before you depart.

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