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Are trains running in Belgium today?

Trains are running, with disruption on some lines.

10% delayed 25 of 253 departures running 6+ minutes late across 8 stations, 1 cancelled

Live from iRail, checked 10:46 Brussels time. Refreshed every two minutes.

Announced disruptions

SNCB / NMBS · 8 Sept, 10:27

Charleroi-Central - Couvin: No trains

Between Charleroi-Central and Walcourt: Train traffic is interrupted. Disruption for an undetermined amount of time. Listen to the announcements, consult the screens in the station or plan your journey through belgiantrain.be or the SNCB-NMBS app. Cause: vehicle on the tracks

SNCB / NMBS · 8 Sept, 10:01

Braine-le-Comte / 's-Gravenbrakel - Hal / Halle: Delays and cancellations

Train traffic on one track. Delays and cancellations are possible. The disruption is due to end between 12:00 and 13:00. Listen to the announcements, consult the screens in the station or plan your journey through belgiantrain.be or the SNCB-NMBS app. Cause: defective train in Tubize / Tubeke.

SNCB / NMBS · 7 Sept, 11:30

The Netherlands: No trains

On Wednesday 09.09.26 Train traffic is disrupted. No trains run to and from The Netherlands. Listen to the announcements, consult the screens in the station or plan your journey through belgiantrain.be or the SNCB-NMBS app. Cause : strike on the Dutch rail network

SNCB / NMBS · 26 Aug, 11:41

Gand-Saint-Pierre / Gent-Sint-Pieters - Lokeren: Fewer trains

From 20.08.26 to 18.09.26, before 7 a.m. and after 7 p.m., the train traffic is adapted. Some S53 trains Lokeren - Gand-Saint-Pierre / Gent-Sint-Pieters - Audenarde / Oudenaarde/Renaix / Ronse do not stop in Gentbrugge, Gand-Dampoort / Gent-Dampoort, Beervelde and Lokeren. Some IC trains Ostende / Oostende - Gand-Saint

SNCB / NMBS · 8 Sept, 08:12

Bruges / Brugge - Aalter - Gand-Saint-Pierre / Gent-Sint-Pieters

During the weekends of 5-6 and 26-27/09 Infrabel is working on the track. An SNCB-NMBS bus replaces all trains between Bruges / Brugge, Aalter and Gand-Saint-Pierre / Gent-Sint-Pieters. The route and departure times of all trains running between Bruges / Brugge and Gand-Saint-Pierre / Gent-Sint-Pieters change. The trav

SNCB / NMBS · 7 Sept, 09:52

Charleroi-Central - Charleroi-Ouest / Charleroi-West

On weekdays from 5 to 9/10 Infrabel is working on the track. The route of this train changes. This train does not stop in Charleroi-Central and stops exceptionally in Charleroi-Ouest / Charleroi-West. The travel planner takes these changes into account.

SNCB / NMBS · 5 Sept, 14:49

Gouvy - Luxembourg (LU)

From 24/08 to 11/09 works will take place on the Luxembourg rail network. The route and departure times of the IC trains Liers/Liège-Guillemins / Luik-Guillemins - Gouvy - Luxembourg (LU) change. CFL buses run on different routes between Gouvy and Luxembourg (LU). More info on cfl.lu. Meer info Plus d'infos Où prendre

SNCB / NMBS · 4 Sept, 11:51

Brux.-Midi/Brus.-Zuid - Nivelles / Nijvel

During the weekends of 5-6 and 19-20/09 Infrabel is working on the track. An SNCB-NMBS bus replaces all trains between Brux.-Midi/Brus.-Zuid and Nivelles / Nijvel. Attention, these buses do not stop at De Hoek and Holleken. They also stop at Moensberg. The route and departure times of some trains running between Brusse

SNCB / NMBS · 2 Sept, 14:45

Visé / Wezet - Maastricht (NL)

On weekdays from 28/9 to 2/10 (after 11 p. m) Infrabel is working on the track. An SNCB-NMBS bus replaces the S43 trains Liège-Guillemins / Luik-Guillemins - Maastricht (NL) - Aachen HBF (DE) between Liège-Guillemins-Visé / Wezet and Maastricht (NL). Plan your journey through belgiantrain.be or the SNCB-NMBS app. The d

SNCB / NMBS · 2 Sept, 14:32

Herentals - Turnhout/Mol

During the weekends of 26-27/09 and 3-4/10 Infrabel is working on the track. An SNCB-NMBS bus replaces all trains between Herentals and Turnhout/Mol. On Sunday evenings, the route of some P trains will change. Plan your journey through belgiantrain.be or the SNCB-NMBS app. The departure times of the NMBS buses are subj

SNCB / NMBS · 31 Aug, 14:18

Courtrai / Kortrijk

On weekdays from 28/09 to 2/10 Infrabel is working on the track. A SNCB-NMBS bus replaces the IC train Anvers-Central / Antwerpen-Centraal 21:36 - Courtrai / Kortrijk 23:10 - Poperinge 23:54 between Courtrai / Kortrijk and Poperinge. Plan your journey through belgiantrain.be or the SNCB-NMBS app. The departure times of

SNCB / NMBS · 27 Aug, 11:08

Liège-Guillemins / Luik-Guillemins - Liège-Saint-Lambert / Luik-Sint-Lambertus

From 14 to 18/09 Infrabel is working on the track. The route of the IC train Brux.-Midi/Brus.-Zuid (22:03) - Namur / Namen (23:20) - Liège-Saint-Lambert / Luik-Sint-Lambertus (00:19) change. This train runs only between Brux.-Midi/Brus.-Zuid and Liège-Guillemins / Luik-Guillemins. In order to know the best alternative

Delays right now, by station

StationDepartures6+ min lateWorst
Brussels 60 10 107 min
Brussels-Midi 64 9 107 min
Antwerp 27 2 95 min
Ghent 24 0 1 min
Liège 25 3 11 min
Charleroi 15 1 7 min
Leuven 25 0 + 1 cancelled 3 min
Bruges 13 0 3 min

The questions people actually ask

Are trains running in Belgium today?

Trains are running, with disruption on some lines. 12 disruptions are announced, and 10% of departures at the stations we sample are running six minutes or more late.

Is there a train strike in Belgium today?

A strike shows up here as announced disruption on most or all lines at once, and it is listed on our strikes and disruptions page with the union action behind it. National rail strikes in Belgium are normally announced several days ahead and run from 22:00 the evening before to 22:00 on the strike day.

How late is my train?

This page samples departures at Brussels-Central, Brussels-Midi, Antwerp, Ghent, Liège, Charleroi, Leuven and Bruges. For one specific train, use the SNCB app or the station board — we deliberately do not try to be a journey planner.

Can I get money back for a delayed train in Belgium?

SNCB compensates from 60 minutes of delay: 50% of the single fare, or 25% if you had a season ticket, claimed within a set window. Repeated shorter delays on a season ticket can also qualify. Claims go to SNCB, not to us.

What counts as delayed on this page?

Six minutes or more. That is the threshold SNCB uses in its own punctuality reporting, so the number here can be compared with theirs rather than arguing with them.

If it is a strike

A national action closes most of the network rather than delaying it, and it is announced days ahead. Those are on our strikes and disruptions page, together with bus, tram, school and flight action and reports from readers on the ground. If a strike overlaps a public holiday, the holiday timetable applies underneath it.

Live data from iRail, the open API over SNCB/NMBS data. Departure counts are a sample of eight stations, not the whole network. For a specific journey, always check SNCB.

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