“If the means of protection provided are not available to railway workers, there will be no work, “threatened Sunday CGSP-Cheminots, the majority union within the SNCB, in a statement.
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SNCB announced on Friday that it has taken additional measures to educate its travelers and protect their health and that of railway personnel as part of the first phase of deconfinement which starts this Monday. In stations (halls, counters, vending machines), posters and floor stickers remind travelers to maintain a social distance and wear a mask, which will be mandatory from Monday for people over 12 years old. In the stairs and the escalators, travelers will be asked to stand on their right and not to exceed themselves, the company reminds.
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Almost complete train offer
From Monday, the SNCB will offer an almost complete train offer, with the exception of around seventy P trains.
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Train attendants will use a electronic whistle to warn travelers of the closing of the doors, to avoid them having to remove their mask each time. The majority of them will have this device by Monday. Those who have not yet received it will provisionally give the starting signal orally.
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The railway company has already invested 3.5 million euros in protections, said the owner of the SNCB Sophie Dutordoir in the program “De Zevende Dag” on the VRT. “And we also spent a lot of money on cleaning crews. We mobilize hundreds of people“. In recent weeks, 95% of trains have been running with an occupancy rate of barely 10%. “Because of the coronavirus crisis, we are losing more than € 70 million in revenue per month, while fixed costs continue to run, “she said.
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