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Update 22/11, 8pm

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 will be drawn up based on available train staff. All details on this alternative train service will be available 24h in advance 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). 

Concerning international trains we can provide the following informaton so far:

EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam) :

Monday 24/11 : 11 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction. 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. 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

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 and Tuesday 25/11: 6 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction. 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:

Saturday 22/11

• 9870 (Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 07:17 - Strasbourg 11:05) departs from Lille Europe
• 9894/5 (Strasbourg 17:01 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 21:01) terminates at Lille Europe

Sunday 23/11

• 9870 (Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 07:17 - Strasbourg 11:05) departs from Lille Europe
• 9864/5 (Montpellier 14:51 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 20:43) terminates at Lille Europe, but is twinned to TGV 9868 that originates from Marseille and continues to Brussels. From Lille to Brussels, passengers can use TGV 9868 (other train part on same track).
• 9894/5 (Strasbourg 17:01 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 21:01) terminates at Lille Europe

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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