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With SNCB International, get all the latest info on rail traffic in Europe, in particular on direct connections between Belgium and France, the Netherlands and Germany.

Coronavirus: impact on your international train travelCoronavirus: recommendations

SNCB is closely monitoring the situation regarding the spread of Covid-19 in Belgium and has been in permanent contact with the FPS Public Health since the beginning of the outbreak.

More information can be found on www.info-coronavirus.be.

Please read about the measures taken by the main rail carriers in relation with the coronavirus.

Intercity Namur-Maubeuge-Paris: engineering works between Charleroi and Maubeuge on 4 and 5 April.

Due to planned engineering works on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April, rail traffic will be interrupted between Charleroi and Maubeuge starting from 16h30 on Saturday (with consequences for the Intercity Namur-Maubeuge-Paris). Trains will be replaced by substitution buses between Charleroi and Maubeuge.

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

Adapted Nightjet schedule on 6, 9, 13 and 16 April.

Due to planned engineering works on the Belgian rail network (L37), the Nightjet 425 to Innsbruck and 50425 to Vienna will depart from Brussels and Liège earlier than usual in the evenings of Monday 6, Thursday 9, Monday 13 and Thursday 16 April.

Earlier these days, Nightjet 424 from Innsbruck and 50490 from Vienna will arrive in Liège and Brussels in the morning later than usual.

The adapted timetables can be checked with our international rail planner.

TGV Brussels-Rennes not operating on 1 and 2 May.

Due to engineering works in France, TGV 9838 Brussels-Rennes and TGV 9885 Rennes-Brussels will not be operating on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 May.

TGV Brussels-Marseille to terminate in Aix-en-Provence on 21 and 22 May.

Due to engineering works in the South of France, TGV® trains connecting Brussels with Marseille and/or Nice will terminate in Aix-en-Provence on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 May 2020.

In the other direction, TGV® trains from Nice and/or Marseille to Brussels will depart from Aix-en-Provence.

2 and 3 May: InterCity Brussels-Amsterdam terminating at Breda.

Due to planned engineering works near Rotterdam on Saturday 2 and 3 May 2020, InterCity services connecting Brussels with Amsterdam will terminate at Breda. 

Passengers to Rotterdam, The Hague, 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.

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

Friday 8 to Sunday 10 May: InterCity Netherlands not serving The Hague.8 to 10 May: InterCity Netherlands not serving The Hague.

Due to planned engineering works near The Hague, InterCity services connecting Brussels with The Netherlands will not be serving The Hague from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 May 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.

6 and 7 June: InterCity Brussels-Amsterdam terminating at Breda.

Due to planned engineering works near Rotterdam on Saturday 6 and 7 June 2020, InterCity services connecting Brussels with Amsterdam will terminate at Breda. 

Passengers to Rotterdam, The Hague, 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.

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

Saturday 20 and 21 June: InterCity Netherlands not serving The Hague.20 and 21 June: InterCity Netherlands not serving The Hague.

Due to planned engineering works near The Hague, InterCity services connecting Brussels with The Netherlands will not be serving The Hague on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June. 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.

27 and 28 June: InterCity Netherlands terminating at Rotterdam.

Due to planned engineering works on the Dutch railway network on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June 2020, InterCity services connecting Brussels with Amsterdam will terminate at Rotterdam Central. 

Passengers to The Hague, 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.

Engineering works in Germany from 2 to 5 July: adapted journey times for ICE Brussels-Cologne-Frankfurt.2 to 5 July: adapted journey times for ICE Brussels-Cologne-Frankfurt.

Due to planned engineering works on the German rail network from Thursday 2 July to Sunday 5 July 2020 included, the journey duration between Aachen and Cologne will be about 1 hour longer than usual.

ICE trains to Brussels will depart about 1 hour earlier from Frankfurt and Cologne, while ICE trains to Frankfurt will arrive about 1 hour later in Cologne and Frankfurt.

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

TGV Brussels-Rennes not operating on 11 and 12 July.

Due to engineering works in France, TGV 9838 Brussels-Rennes and TGV 9885 Rennes-Brussels will not be operating on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 July.

TGV 9836 to terminate in Montpellier on Fridays until 31 July.

Due to engineering works in the South of France, TGV 9836 Brussels-Perpignan will terminate in Montpellier St-Roch on Fridays from 7 February to 31 July 2020 included, as well as on 21, 24 and 25 May. During this period, it will not serve the stations of Montpellier Sud de France, Sète, Agde, Béziers, Narbonne and Perpignan.

In the opposite direction, TGV 9863 to Brussels will depart from Montpellier Sud de France on Saturday mornings from 8 February to 1 August 2020 included, as well as on 21 and 25 May. During this period, it will not serve Perpignan, Narbonne, Béziers, Agde and Sète.

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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