The Agreement on Journey Continuation (AJC for short) is an agreement between 15 European rail operators to allow passengers on international trains to catch the next available train at no extra cost if they miss their connection.
The 15 operators involved are BLS (Switzerland), CD (Czech Republic), CFL (Luxembourg), DB (Germany), DSB (Denmark), NS (Netherlands), ÖBB (Austria), Renfe (Spain), SJ (Sweden), SBB/CFF/FFS (Switzerland), SNCB (Belgium), SNCF (France), SZ (Slovenia), Trenitalia (Italy), ZSSK (Slovakia).
You travel from Liège to Lyon via Brussels with the following tickets:
Your IC train from Liège to Brussels is unexpectedly delayed and you miss your connection at Brussels-Midi. In this case, go to the international ticket office at Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid station (your connecting station) and tell them that your first train arrived late.
Our sales staff in Brussels South will check that you had allowed enough time for your connection when choosing your train and will give you a delay certificate and the timetable of the next TGV INOUI to your destination (same carrier), which you can use without having to buy a new ticket. This also applies to your possible connections beyond Lyon.
You travel from Tournai to Paris via Lille with the following tickets
Your IC train from Tournai to Lille is unexpectedly delayed and you miss your connection in Lille. In this case, go to the Boutique Voyage at Lille Flandres or Lille Europe station (your connecting station) and mention that your first train arrived late.
The SNCF sales staff at the Boutique Voyage will check that you had allowed enough time for your connection when choosing your train, and will give you a delay certificate and the timetable of the next train to your destination (same carrier), which you can use without having to buy a new ticket.