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Strike in Belgium March 23th through March 31th

23 to 31 March

Situation

There is a strike in Belgium from Sunday  March 23th 22:00 through Monday March 31th 22:00. The strike will impact train traffic in Belgium.

EuroCity and Eurocity Direct will run a limited service, check the cancelled trains at the bottom of this page.

Other (regional) Belgian trains will run limited to no service.

For Eurostar and TGV, we expect a normal timetable for now.

In case of a Eurostar cancellation, it will be published on this page.

Check your journey via the travel planner shortly before departure.

    Flexibel ticket validity

    Tickets with travel dates March 23th to March 31th may be used flexibly and are valid from March 23th through April 1st. You do not need to contact customer services for this. Changing or cancelling your ticket can be done via your My NSI account.

    Please be aware Eurocity Direct tickets are not valid for travel on EuroCity trains and vice versa. Flexible use does not apply to Eurostar and TGV tickets.

    Tickets for regional trains via Roosendaal border are valid to travel with Eurocity trains.

    The barcode on your ticket will not work on other travel days. Go to the Information kiosk at the gates and press the blue i-button for help.
    Changing or cancelling

    Are you travelling with just EuroCity, Eurocity Direct and/or other regional Belgian trains and do you want to travel on a later date? Cancel your ticket free of charge and book a new ticket for your new travel date.

    You can cancel your ticket yourself online in your My NSI account. Don't have an account yet? Then create one quickly and easily.

    If besides EuroCity, Eurocity Direct and/or other regional Belgian trains you are also travelling with Eurostar or TGV, costs may be charged for changing or cancelling your ticket.

    Cancelled Eurocity Direct trains

    Due to the strike, the following trains will not run. In the case that train are cancelled on the same day. this will be published in the trip planner. Therefore, always keep a close eye on the planner.

    Eurocity Direct

    Eurocity Direct 9528 departure Rotterdam Centraal 10:40, arrival at Brussel-Zuid/Midi 12:11

    Eurocity Direct 9532 departure Rotterdam Centraal 11:40, arrival at Brussel-Zuid/Midi 13:11.

    Eurocity Direct 9536 departure Rotterdam Centraal 12:40, arrival at Brussel-Zuid/Midi 14:11

    Eurocity Direct 9540 departure Rotterdam Centraal 13:40, arrival at Brussel-Zuid/Midi  15:11

    Eurocity Direct 9544 departure Lelystad Centrum 13:21, arrival at Brussel-Zuid/Midi 16:11

    Eurocity Direct 9564 departure Rotterdam Centraal 18:21, arrival at Brussel-Zuid/Midi 21:11

    Eurocity Direct 9568 departure Rotterdam Centraal 20:03, arrival at Brussel-Zuid/Midi 22:11

    Eurocity Direct 9572 departure Rotterdam Centraal 21:03, arrival at Brussel-Zuid/Midi 23:11

    Eurocity Direct 9523 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 06:49, arrival at Rotterdam Centraal 08:19

    Eurocity Direct 9527 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 07:49, arrival at Rotterdam Centraal 09:19

    Eurocity Direct 9531 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 08:49, arrival at Rotterdam Centraal 10:19

    Eurocity Direct 9551 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 13:49, arrival at Rotterdam Centraal 15:19

    Eurocity Direct 9555 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 14:49, arrival at Rotterdam Centraal 16:19

    Eurocity Direct 9559 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 15:49, arrival Rotterdam Centraal 17:19

    Eurocity Direct 9563 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi, arrival Rotterdam Centraal 18:19

    Eurocity Direct 9567 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 17:49, arrival at Rotterdam Centraal 19:19
    Cancelled EuroCity trains

    Due to the strike, the following trains will not run. In the case that train are cancelled on the same day. this will be published in the trip planner. Therefore, always keep a close eye on the planner.

    EuroCity 9227 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 10:44, arrival Rotterdam Centraal 12:50

    EuroCity 9235 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 11:44, arrival Rotterdam Centraal 13:50

    EuroCity 9243 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 13:44, arrival Rotterdam Centraal 15:50

    EuroCity 9255 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 16:44, arrival Rotterdam Centraal 18:50

    EuroCity 9263 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 18:44, arrival Rotterdam Centraal 20:50

    EuroCity 9271 departure Brussel-Zuid/Midi 20:44, arrival Rotterdam Centraal 22:50

    EuroCity 9216 departure Rotterdam Centraal 08:09, arrival Brussel-Zuid/Midi 10:17

    EuroCity 9220 departure Rotterdam Centraal 09:09, arrival Brussel-Zuid/Midi 11:17

    EuroCity 9240 departure Rotterdam Centraal 14:09, arrival Brussel-Zuid/Midi 16:17

    EuroCity 9248 departure Rotterdam Centraal 16:09, arrival Brussel-Zuid/Midi 18:17

    EuroCity 9256 departure Rotterdam Centraal, arrival Brussel-Zuid/Midi 20:17

    EuroCity 9268 departure Rotterdam Centraal 21:09, arrival Brussel-Zuid/Midi 23:17