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

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3 and 4 June: IC Netherlands diverted via Roosendaal and not serving Breda.

Due to planned engineering works at the Belgian-Dutch border, the Intercity Netherlands (Brussels-Amsterdam) trains will be diverted via Roosendaal on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 June 2023, resulting in longer journey times.

Another consequence is that the stations Noorderkempen en Breda will not be served. Passengers to/from Breda can change trains in Roosendaal and make use of other NS (Dutch railway) operated trains. For passengers to/from Noorderkempen, there will be replacement buses connecting Noorderkempen with Antwerp-Central. 

Please check the adapted schedules for your journey.


4 June: earliest ICE trains to Germany will depart from Liège instead of Brussels

Due to planned engineering works near Brussels-Midi in the morning of Sunday 4 June 2023, the two earliest ICE trains to Germany will depart from Liège-Guillemins instead of Brussels-Midi:

  • ICE 11: Bruxelles-Midi 6:25 - Liège-Guillemins 7:12 - Köln Hbf 8:16 - Frankfurt Hbf 9:31
  • ICE 13Bruxelles-Midi 8:25 - Liège-Guillemins 9:14- Köln Hbf 10:15 - Frankfurt Hbf 11:31

Please check the adapted schedules in our journey planner.


16 to 18 June: InterCity Netherlands terminating in Rotterdam

Due to planned engineering works on the Dutch railway network, InterCity services connecting Brussels with Amsterdam will terminate at Rotterdam Central from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 June 2023 included. 

Passengers to Schiphol-Airport and Amsterdam can change trains in Breda or Rotterdam and make use of other NS (Dutch railway) operated trains. This applies in the opposite direction as well, for travelling from the Netherlands to Belgium.

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


17 June: most ICE trains calling at Köln Ehrenfeld instead of Köln Hbf

Due to engineering works near Cologne, most ICE trains connecting Brussels with Frankfurt will be diverted around Cologne on Saturday 17 June 2023.

As a consequence, these trains will not be serving Köln Hbf main station as usual, but will be calling at Köln-Ehrenfeld station instead (in the North-West of the city centre).

Please check the adapted schedules in our journey planner if you travel to/from Cologne or if you have to change trains in Cologne.


24 and 25 June: IC Netherlands will not operate between Breda and Amsterdam.

Due to planned engineering works on the Dutch rail network on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 June 2023, InterCity Netherlands trains (Brussels-Amsterdam) will be running between Brussels and Breda only.

Passengers to Rotterdam, Schiphol-Airport and Amsterdam can change trains in Breda and make use of other NS (Dutch railway) operated trains from Breda. This applies in the opposite direction as well, for travelling from the Netherlands to Belgium.

Please check the adapted schedules for your journey a few days before travel.


Possible security checks at Brussels-Midi, Antwerp-Central and Liège-Guillemins.

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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