NMBS / SNCB reports 4,1% passenger profit
The Belgian railways (NMBS) transported 129,6 million train passengers during the first half of this year. That is 4,1% more than in the same period last year. The number of national…
Car parks at stations are increasingly paying
There is parking at more than 400 train stations, and at 53 stations you now have to pay to get rid of your car. This year, 6 parking spaces became or will become chargeable.…
Conflict over taking vacation days leads to NMBS…
On Friday night at 3 am, the train conductors affiliated with the independent railway association OVS stopped work until Sunday morning at 3 am. The NMBS says that approximately 60 percent of…
Public transport needs investments and money for…
According to Neal Mi, train conductor and trade union activist ACOD Spoor, public transport is longing for investments in modern equipment. In 2015, says Deutsche Bahn, rail will be the economic sector...
Buses transported 29% more revelers than last year…
Many revelers appear to come to the Ghent Festivities by public transport. The buses carried 29% more revelers than on opening day last year. De Lijn also has other…
Ghent residents get what they are entitled to after…
The plans for the Gent Sint-Pieters station are being adjusted. The NMBS decided this after constructive consultation with the City of Ghent. A new roof is being developed that…