Traffic disruptions, engineering works and service alterationsTraffic disruptions and service alterations

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20-21 September: Eurocity Direct will terminate in Rotterdam

Due to planned engineering works, the Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam) will only operate between Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid and Rotterdam Central on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September 2025 included.

Passengers to Schiphol-Airport and Amsterdam can change trains in Breda or Rotterdam and use NS trains (Dutch Railways) to their final destination with their current ticket.

In the opposite direction, passengers from Amsterdam and Schiphol-Airport can use other trains to Rotterdam or Breda, where they can board on the Intercity train to Brussels.

Please check the adapted schedules before you depart.


23 and 25 September: cancelled ICE trains between Brussels and Cologne

As a consequence of engineering works, the following trains will not be operating between Brussels and Cologne:

Tuesday 23/09/25 and Wednesday 24/09/25

  • ICE 12: Köln Hbf 17:42 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 19:35
  • ICE 319: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 20:25 - Köln Hbf 22:21
  • ICE 318: Köln Hbf 21:42 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 23:35

Wednesday 24/09/25 and Thursday 25/09/25:

  • ICE 11: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 06:23 - Köln Hbf 08:15

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.

 

Latest ICE train of the day cancelled between Brussels and Cologne on several days from June to October

Due to planned engineering works on the German rail network, the latest ICE train of the day in both directions between Brussels and Cologne will be cancelled on several days from June to October 2025.

This concerns: 

  • ICE 319: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 20:25 - Köln Hbf 22:21
  • ICE 318: Köln Hbf 21:42 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 23:35

These trains will not operate between Brussels and Cologne on the following days:

  • Monday 23, Thursday 26, Friday 27 and Saturday 28 June
  • Monday 21, Thursday 24, Friday 25 and Saturday 26 July
  • Monday 18, Thursday 21, Friday 22 and Saturday 23 August
  • Monday 15, Thursday 18, Friday 19 and Saturday 20 September
  • Monday 13, Thursday 16, Friday 17 and Saturday 18 October

18 - 19 October: EuroCity and Eurocity Direct will not service Antwerpen-Centraal

Due to planned infrastructure works, the EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam) and Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam) will be diverted around Antwerp and will not service Anwerpen-Centraal on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 October 2025. 

  • The Eurocity Direct will have no intermediate stops between Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid and Rotterdam Central.
  • The EuroCity trains will call at Antwerpen-Berchem, where you have local connections to/from Antwerpen-Centraal.

Please consult the adapted timetables before departure.


ICE trains for travel to/from Germany from 14 December will be bookable as of 15 October

Every year in mid-December, European rail companies simultaneously amend their train services, with adapted timetables taking effect more or less throughout Europe.

Reservations on Deutsche Bahn trains (including ICE services) for journeys to, from and within Germany from 14 December 2025 onwards will be possible from Wednesday 15 October.

Please note that Eurostar services connecting Paris, Brussels, Cologne and Dortmund after 14 December are already available for reservation.

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