App for rail passengers with reduced mobility
The new app fits in with SNCB's strategy to continuously improve services for travelers with limited mobility. Train passengers with reduced mobility can now also travel via…
Lack of maintenance leads to shorter trains
Many trains need a second conductor. This is necessary for safety, says NS. While the running trains in the timetable are becoming fewer and fewer, the track is starting to collapse...
DB and NMBS extend cooperation
DB and NMBS are extending their successful collaboration on the ICE Brussels for another five years. Deutsche Bahn (DB) celebrates 20 years of ICE Brussels. More and more travelers are using…
Georges Gilkinet wants to abolish VAT on tickets
The measure would cost around 100 million euros. Federal Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) proposes abolishing VAT on transport tickets. L'Avenir writes this in its Monday edition. Today…
Festival ticket Pukkelpop entitles you to a train ticket
This promotion is valid when you travel from a Belgian departure station to Kiewit station. The free e-train ticket is valid for 1 outward and 1 return journey in 2nd class. Order your…
Tips for traveling with NMBS at very…
Prepare your trip well and consult the NMBS app. During the summer months, the warm weather during your train journey to cooling Ostend or one of the other seaside resorts can have an impact on…
Mobility groans under tropical heat
Road users are advised to prepare well and to take sufficient drinking water with them. Sun and tropical hot. These are the ingredients for a successful holiday and they don't have to be…
New Traxx electric locomotives for the NMBS
Alstom has signed a framework agreement to supply up to 50 third-generation electric Traxx locomotives to the National Company of Belgian Railways (NMBS) for use in its passenger services. The first…
Benelux train no longer runs directly to The Hague
Every year on the second Sunday of December, the railway company NMBS proposes changes to the timetable. The new timetable is part of the 2020-2023 transport plan of the…
City Pass is not a success for the time being
The City Pass, which was introduced for Antwerp and Ghent and should motivate travelers to combine different means of public transport, has not proven to be a success. This is evident from figures that Flemish parliamentarian…