Due to the current Covid-19 situation, new measures will apply on public transport.
Starting May 4th, it will be mandatory to wear a mask on buses and trains.
On all buses:
- Tickets will not be sold on board.
- Boarding through the first door is no longer required, access will be only on the back.
NMBS/SNCB:
The following IC trains are expected to operate for most of the day
IC Ostend – Brussels – Eupen
IC Blankenberge – Brussels – Genk
IC Charleroi-Sud – Essen
IC Charleroi-South – Antwerp-Norderdokken
IC Antwerp-Central – Hasselt / Hamont
IC Kortrijk – Ghent – Sint-Pieters-Ghent
IC Quiévrain – Liège-Guillemins
IC Brussels-South – Arlon
IC Gembloux – Namur – Dinant
IC Brussels-South – Namur – Liège-Saint-Lambert
IC Tournai – Namur
IC Ghent St. Petersburg – Landen
IC Brussels-South – Antwerp-Central
IC Ostend – Kortrijk – Brussels Airport-Zaventem
IC Kortrijk – Brussels – Sint-Niklaas
IC Poperinge – Ghent St. Peter’s – Antwerp-Central
IC Brussels-South – Amsterdam (only between Antwerp-Central and Rotterdam)
The following IC trains run mainly during peak hours
IC Ostend – Antwerp-Central
IC Binche – Turnhout
IC Mons – Liège-Saint-Lambert
IC Charleroi-Sud – Etterbeek
IC Bruges – Kortrijk
IC Liers – Gouvy
IC La Panne – Antwerp-Central
IC Ghent – Mechelen – Leuven
The following IC trains do not run
IC Mons – Brussels Airport-Zaventem – Tournai
IC Antwerp-Central – Leuven
IC Turnhout – Antwerp-Central
IC Namur – Charleroi – Maubeuge
IC Mons – Aulnoye-Aymeries
The IC train offer at around 9 p.m. (departure time) will be significantly reduced.
Offer of S, L and P trains
Every second S-train runs around the conurbations of Brussels, Ghent and Antwerp.
Most L trains and some S trains run only during rush hours.
The L train Jurbise – Braine-le-Comte does not run.
The operation of L and S trains at around 8 pm (departure time) will be very much reduced. For all departures after 7pm, passengers are therefore particularly invited to consult the travel planner.
Most P trains do not run.
During the weekend
Most IC, S and L trains run but at lower frequencies;
Sunday night P trains don’t run;
The operation of trains is reduced before 7:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m.;
Route and timetable adaptations linked to the work carried out by Infrabel are integrated into this alternative train service (of national interest).
Closed stations:
Buda, Callenelle, Maubray, Neufville, Ville-Pommeroeul, Harchies, Masnuy-Saint-Pierre
STIB:
From Monday 27 April, the STIB will be readjusting its offer to meet the need for more mobility during the week.
Reduced Service. 2/3 Service. The entire network is still operated, but at a reduced frequency, with the exception of some non-essential tourist bus lines that are not operated, e.g. line 33.
The school holiday schedule will not apply.
De Lijn:
Reduced Service.
No more circulation:
Antwerp: Tram lines 11 and 12.
Tram line 11 from Berchem – Melkmarkt station and tram line 12 from Sportpaleis – Central station
The coastal tram will run daily from about 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The frequency will also be reduced to one coastal tram every 20 minutes.
Ghent Night Network
TEC:
The lines of the TEC network are operated on the basis of timetables established for the school holiday periods until May 3rd.
Cross-border lines to France, Germany and the Luxembourg remain in service, as opposed to those to the Netherlands.
Changes may occur.
Source: SNCB, STIB, De Lijn, TEC