From Monday 23 May, ten peak hour trains, mainly in the province of Antwerp, will temporarily no longer run due to a shortage of train conductors. Which trains are you talking about exactly? – This concerns trains that run between Herentals, Lier and Antwerp-Central and trains between Neerpelt and Brussels-South. ‘in the morning The train … Read more
– – The train from Mol to Antwerp was canceled on Wednesday due to staff shortages. Last weekend, for the same reason, no train even ran for a whole day between Mechelen and Sint-Niklaas. The shortage of personnel at the NMBS is causing “unprecedented situations”, both TreinTramBus and the railway unions say, threatening a strike. … Read more
The board of directors of the railway company NMBS has unanimously approved the draft texts of the business plan and the multi-year investment plan for 2023-2032 on Friday. The target is to increase the train offering by 10 percent over the next ten years and the number of travelers by 30 percent, the NMBS says … Read more
After the corona pandemic has caused the number of train passengers to collapse and telework has become more widespread, the NMBS will also transport fewer people in the coming years. That is what the Federal Planning Bureau and the FPS Mobility predict in the transport forecasts, which were published on Tuesday. While the total number … Read more
Train traffic to and from the main coastal stations will be diverted or restricted for five consecutive weekends from the weekend of April 23. As a result, two of the four IC connections between Ghent and Bruges are not running. This is due to planned works on the track, infrastructure manager Infrabel and railway company … Read more
Last year, during the second corona year, railway company NMBS suffered even more loss than in 2020. 2022 will also be difficult. Passenger numbers should be back to pre-corona levels by 2024. – Yesterday at 14:17 Economy – – Last year, the NMBS transported 171.8 million train passengers, almost a third less than in 2019, … Read more
Because many staff are absent due to illness or quarantine, the NMBS is forced to temporarily adjust the train offer from 26 January. In Vorst, the Audi factory will be shut down for a week due to the major loss of personnel. – “Due to the evolution of the pandemic, NMBS is currently confronted with … Read more
Many students were literally left out in the cold on the first day of school of the new year. The train that was supposed to take them to Aalst was apparently not designed for more passengers and many travelers had to wait in the cold on Monday for replacement transport. – Spokesperson Bart Crols of … Read more
From next year it will be possible to take out a flexible subscription with the NMBS: one tailored to commuters who only go to the office two or three times a week. – For people who no longer find a standard subscription interesting, the railway company NMBS will introduce a flexible train subscription from next … Read more
Febelfin, the federation for the Belgian financial sector, announces on its website that the banks are closed on December 25 and 26. But December 24 is not ‘bank holidays’, says Febelfin. In principle, the bank branches are therefore open. The sector federation does point out that banks can choose to use adjusted opening hours for … Read more