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

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19 May (from 10 pm) and 20 May: strike in Belgium

Update 19/5, 7h25 am

Due to a strike, the rail service on the Belgian rail network will be limited from Monday 19 May (10 pm) to Tuesday 20 May 2025 included.

An alternative train service will be drawn up based on available train staff. Take this alternative train service into account if you need to take a domestic connection in Belgium before or after your international train journey, or if you need to take our regional trains shortly across the border (Roosendaal, Maastricht, Aachen, Luxembourg, Lille or Maubeuge). More details on this alternative train service are available on www.belgiantrain.be.

All TGV INOUI, OUIGO and ICE trains operate normally. Likewise, most Eurostar trains will operate normally (except for 2 trains in both directions between Brussels and Paris).

However, several EuroCity and Eurocity Direct trains that connect Belgium and The Netherlands are cancelled on Tuesday 20/05.

EuroCity: 12 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction. Cancelled trains:

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

Eurocity Direct: half of the trains operating. Cancelled trains:

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

We advise to check this page regularly for further updates.

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2 May - 15 June: engineering works on eastern bypass of Paris. Altered TGV INOUI services

Due to engineering works in the greater Paris area (Roissy Charles de Gaulle & Solers), several TGV INOUI trains connecting Brussels to France will be diverted from their usual itinerary from 2 May to 15 June 2025.

Besides, some TGV INOUI trains will be cancelled at different days within the period from 2 to 31 May 2025 :  

  • 9810 (Bruxelles-Midi 6:19 - Marseille St-Charles 12:24) : cancelled on 02/05, 03/05, 09/05, 10/05, 17/05, 30/05 and 31/05
  • 9812 (Bruxelles-Midi 7:52 - Montpellier St-Roch 14:03): cancelled on 30/05
  • 9826 (Bruxelles-Midi 10:00 - Montpellier Sud de France 15:50) : cancelled on 02/05, 03/05, 09/05, 10/05, 17/05, 30/05 and 31/05
  • 9836 (Bruxelles-Midi 16:00 - Montpellier St-Roch 22:02) : cancelled on 02/05, 09/05 and 30/05
  • 9854 (Marseille St-Charles 6:34 - Bruxelles-Midi 12:43) : cancelled on 02/05, 09/05 and 30/05
  • 9862 (Monptellier Sud de France 9:12 - Bruxelles-Midi 16:01 : cancelled on 02/05, 03/05, 09/05, 10/05 and 30/05
  • 9864 (Montpellier St-Roch 14:51 - Bruxelles-Midi 21:23) : cancelled on 03/05 et 10/05
  • 9866 (Marseille St-Charles 12:12 - Bruxelles-Midi 18:20) : cancelled on 02/05, 09/05 and 30/05
  • 9882 (Marseille St-Charles 17:12 - Bruxelles-Midi 23:02) : cancelled on 17/05

During the weekends of 7, 8 and 9 June and of 14 and 15 June 2025, TGV INOUI trains from/to Brussels will only operate between Brussels-Midi and Lille Europe.

  • Travel to France remains possible with a change in Lille, yet with a reduced train offer during the weekends.
  • From Brussels-Midi, passengers to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle and Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy can use OUIGO or Eurostar trains to Paris Nord, and take a suburban RER train to their destination. 

24-25 May: No Eurocity Direct nor Eurostar trains between Brussels and the Netherlands. EuroCity to terminate in Roosendaal.

Due to engineering works on the dutch rail network, the EuroCity trains (Brussel-Rotterdam) will only operate between Brussels and Roosendaal on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May 2025. Eurocity Direct (Brussel-Amsterdam) trains will not be operating. Eurostar trains will not operate between Brussels and the Netherlands either.

From Roosendaal, passenger can use NS trains to their final destination.


24 - 25 May: changed schedule for OUIGO Brussels-Paris - no stop in Mons

Due to planned engineering works between Halle and Braine-le-Comte, the OUIGO service between Brussels and Paris will be diverted via Nivelles and Erquelinnes on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May 2025, resulting in longer journey times and no intermediate stop in Mons that weekend.

Please check the adapted schedules before you depart.


29 May - 1 June: Eurocity Direct will serve Amsterdam Central instead of Amsterdam Zuid

Due to planned engineering works, the Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam) will exceptionally terminate at Amsterdam Central station instead of Amsterdam Zuid, and will therefore not continue to Almere and Lelystad from Thursday 29 May to Sunday 1 June 2025.

Besides, on Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June, the Eurocity Direct will be diverted from its usual itinerary, resulting in longer journey times. The EuroCity Trains (Brussels-Rotterdam) will exceptionally operate between Brussels and Roosendaal only.

Our journey planner is already taking these changes into account.


14 - 15 June: Eurocity Direct will serve Amsterdam Central instead of Amsterdam Zuid

Due to planned engineering works, the Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam) will exceptionally terminate at Amsterdam Central station instead of Amsterdam Zuid, and will therefore not continue to Almere and Lelystad on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 June 2025.

In the opposite direction, the Eurocity Direct to Brussels will depart from Amsterdam Central as well.

Please check the adapted schedules before you depart.


European Sleeper: modified stops in Berlin from 27 June 2025

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.

 

28 - 29 June: 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 28 and Sunday 29 June 2025.

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.


30 June - 6 July: Eurocity Direct will serve Amsterdam Central instead of Amsterdam Zuid

Due to planned engineering works, the Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam) will exceptionally terminate at Amsterdam Central station instead of Amsterdam Zuid, and will therefore not continue to Almere and Lelystad from Monday 30 June to Sunday 6 July 2025 included.

In the opposite direction, the Eurocity Direct to Brussels will depart from Amsterdam Central as well.

Please check the adapted schedules before you depart.

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