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

As a result of a strike of the Belgian Railway Company, train traffic will be disrupted in Belgium on Saturday, 27th July. Pleas note that this may have an impact on your international trip. We understand and regret that this strike may interfere with your travels. 

In order to deal with the limited number of trains running, we will put in place an alternative train service in accordance with staff availability. 

Will your train run on Saturday 27th July?
To find out, we recommend that you regularly consult the route planner  or the app, the day before your departure time.

Since July 2017, security checks for passengers travelling on high-speed trains (Thalys, TGV^® or ICE) have been introduced in the train stations of Brussels-Midi, Antwerp-Central and Liège-Guillemins. Part of a series of measures implemented by the government, these checks are non-systematic and non-permanent and are carried out by authorised security personnel.

Taking into account that you may be subject to the above mentioned security checks, we ask that Thalys, TGV^® and ICE travellers anticipate a safe time margin and make their way to the platform sufficiently on time.

Travellers are also reminded that they must not be in possession of items that could endanger their fellow passengers.

Feel free to contact us for further information about your journey.

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Due to planned engineering works near The Hague, InterCity services connecting Brussels with The Netherlands will not be serving The Hague on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 August. The trains that usually serve The Hague will depart and terminate at Amsterdam Central (without calling at The Hague but with an intermediate stop at Schiphol Airport). 

Adapted timetables will be available in the international rail planners later on. Please check the schedules for your journey a few days before travel.

Due to planned engineering works near The Hague, InterCity services connecting Brussels with The Netherlands will not be serving The Hague from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 August included. The trains that usually serve The Hague will depart and terminate at Amsterdam Central (without calling at The Hague but with an intermediate stop at Schiphol Airport). 

Adapted timetables will be available in the international rail planners later on. Please check the schedules for your journey a few days before travel.

Due to planned engineering works on the German rail network on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September, the journey duration between Aachen and Cologne will be about 45 minutes longer than usual.

Besides, ICE trains will not be serving Liège-Guillemins station due to other planned works on the Belgian rail network, but will be calling at Alleur instead. ICE trains to Germany will be departing from Brussels 30 minutes earlier, while ICE trains from Germany will arrive in Brussels 30 minutes later than usual.

Adapted timetables will be available in the international rail planners later on. If you are travelling to/from Germany on 7 and 8 September, please check the schedules for your journey again later on.