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

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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Due to planned engineering works between Namur and Charleroi from Monday 5 August to Sunday 3 November, the Intercity Namur-Maubeuge-Paris will not be operating between Namur and Charleroi.

Please check adapted timetables in our rail planner.

Due to planned engineering works between Cologne and Frankfurt, the following Brussels-Cologne-Frankfurt services will only operate between Brussels and Cologne on Sunday 1 September:

Brussels-Cologne-Frankfurt

• ICE 13: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 8:23 - Köln Hbf 10:15 - Frankfurt Hbf 11:30
• ICE 15: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 10:25 - Köln Hbf 12:15 - Frankfurt Hbf 13:30
• ICE 211: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 12:25 - Köln Hbf 14:15 - Frankfurt Hbf 16:30

Frankfurt-Cologne-Brussels

• ICE 16: Frankfurt Hbf 10:16 - Köln Hbf 11:43 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 13:35
• ICE 210: Frankfurt Hbf 12:29 - Köln Hbf 13:43 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 15:35
• ICE 14: Frankfurt Hbf 14:29 - Köln Hbf 15:43 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 17:35

Please check the adapted schedules in our international journey planner.

Due to planned engineering works on the German rail network on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September, the journey duration between Aachen and Cologne will be about 45 minutes longer than usual.

Besides, ICE trains will not be serving Liège-Guillemins station due to other planned works on the Belgian rail network, but will be calling at Alleur instead. ICE trains to Germany will be departing from Brussels 30 minutes earlier, while ICE trains from Germany will arrive in Brussels 30 minutes later than usual.

If you are travelling to/from Germany on 7 and 8 September, please check the adapted schedules in our journey planner.

Due to planned engineering works on the Belgian rail network on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September, ICE trains on the Brussels-Cologne-Frankfurt connection will not be serving Liège-Guillemins station due to other planned works on the Belgian rail network, but will be calling at Alleur instead. ICE trains to Germany will be departing from Brussels 30 minutes earlier, while ICE trains from Germany will arrive in Brussels 30 minutes later than usual.

If you are travelling to/from Germany on 14 and 15 September, please check the adapted schedules in our journey planner.

Due to planned engineering works on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September, InterCity services connecting Brussels with Amsterdam will terminate at Breda and will serve Roosendaal instead of Noorderkempen. 

Substitution buses will operate between Antwerp-Central and Noorderkempen.

Passengers to Rotterdam, The Hague, Schiphol-Airport and Amsterdam can change trains in Roosendaal or Breda 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.

Due to planned engineering works on the German rail network on Saturday 21 September, the journey duration between Aachen and Cologne will be about 1 hour longer than usual.

Please check the adapted schedules in our international journey planner.

Due to planned engineering works on the Dutch railway network on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October, 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.

Due to planned engineering works near Amsterdam on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October 2019, the earliest InterCity Netherlands services to Brussels (9212, 9216 and 9220) will depart from Schiphol Airport instead of Amsterdam Central. Likewise, the latest InterCity Netherlands train departing from Brussels (9263, 9267 and 9271) will terminate at Schiphol Airport instead of Amsterdam Central.

Due to planned engineering works on the German rail network from Monday 14 to Sunday 20 October included, the journey duration between Aachen and Cologne will be about 1 hour longer than usual.

Please check the adapted schedules in our international journey planner.

From mid-October to mid-November, important engineering works will be carried out on the rail infrastructure in Brussels. These works will have an impact on the schedule of international trains.

For this reason, bookings on Eurostar, Thalys and TGV are temporarily impossible for the first 2 weekends of November.

An alternative schedule will be released within the next weeks. Please check our website regularly for further updates.

Due to planned engineering works between Brussels-Midi/Zuid and Brussels-No(o)rd, the ICE trains connecting Brussels, Cologne and Frankfort will not be serving Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid station from Friday 1 November to Sunday 3 November included. During this weekend, these trains will depart from and terminate at Bruxelles-Nord/Brussel-Noord station.

Please check the adapted schedules in our international journey planner.

Due to planned engineering works, no trains will be running between Mons and Aulnoye (F) from Friday 1 November to Sunday 3 November. Passengers who want to connect Mons and Paris with the Intercity Mons-Aulnoye-Paris connection can travel via 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.

Due to planned engineering works near Rotterdam on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November 2019, 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.

Due to planned engineering works between Brussels-Midi/Zuid and Brussels-No(o)rd, the ICE trains connecting Brussels, Cologne and Frankfort will not be serving Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid station from Saturday 9 November to Monday 11 November included. During this weekend, these trains will depart from and terminate at Bruxelles-Nord/Brussel-Noord station.

Please check the adapted schedules in our international journey planner.

Due to planned engineering works, no trains will be running between Mons and Aulnoye (F) from Saturday 9 to Monday 11 November. Passengers who want to connect Mons and Paris with the Intercity Mons-Aulnoye-Paris connection can travel via 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.

Due to planned engineering works, no trains will be running between Mons and Aulnoye (F) on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 November. Passengers who want to connect Mons and Paris with the Intercity Mons-Aulnoye-Paris connection can travel via 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.

Due to planned engineering works between Namur and Charleroi, the Intercity Namur-Maubeuge-Paris will not be operating between Namur and Charleroi on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November.

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