Train traffic is interrupted between Brussels-North and Brussels-South after a fire at Brussels-Central
Updated 24 June 2026, Brussels: VRT NWS reported that train traffic between Brussels-North and Brussels-South was interrupted after a small fire in a high-voltage cabinet at Brussels-Central station. SNCB’s official travel information page directs passengers to use its journey planner and real-time departure tools for delays, platform changes and disruption updates.
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- 📚 3 verified sources — VRT NWS · SNCB-NMBS · Infrabel
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- 🇧🇪 Belgian impact: High
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The subject is a rail infrastructure incident on Brussels’ North-South rail link, the corridor connecting Brussel-Noord, Brussel-Centraal and Brussel-Zuid. VRT NWS identified the immediate cause as a brandje in a hoogspanningscabine at Brussels-Central. Infrabel says it builds, maintains and modernises Belgian railway infrastructure and directs trains on the Belgian rail network, while SNCB provides passenger information and real-time journey tools.
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The history
Brussels’ North-South rail connection is the city’s core rail axis. The corridor concentrates a large share of national rail flows through the capital, so even a local technical incident at Brussels-Central can affect journeys well beyond the station itself.
Regional impact
The immediate impact is in Brussels, especially around Brussel-Centraal, Brussel-Noord and Brussel-Zuid, with knock-on delays possible for services that normally cross the city centre rail corridor.
Local impact
In Brussels, the disruption affects the central rail axis and can push passengers toward metro, tram, bus, taxi, bike-share or walking routes between the main stations.
What this means for you
Check the SNCB app or website before travelling, allow extra transfer time, avoid tight connections through Brussels-Central and use STIB/MIVB routes between Brussels-North, the city centre and Brussels-South where rail services are unavailable.
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