Any information regarding the train strike in Belgium? The tour starts soon and any info for those traveling to Ghent?
Posted by
Lake District, England
9273 posts
SNCB now have the first three days in their journey planners and a line by line list of what is running on the home page of their website - in French and Dutch. Basically 70% of trains are running, including the majority of the EC and ECD trains to the Netherlands.
Posted by
Monterey County, CA (formerly Verbania Italy-Lago Maggiore)
1701 posts
I had the same question. So if train is listed for tomorrow we are good?
Posted by
Wengen
2923 posts
Yes. In Belgium train drivers have to confirm 72 hours in advance wether they will take part in a strike or not. There are 5 different unions and they all have their strikes at different times... So that means that most of the time there will be some trains running, and the railways are able to tell you that a few days ahead of time which ones.