Especially nuisance with public transport on action day

Only ACOD has called for a general strike.

The unions are fighting for more purchasing power, more respect for social dialogue, more investment in the public sector and more respect for public pensions.

Public transport

The action day causes hindrance to the public transport† That’s how it is train traffic seriously disturbed. The railway company NMBS has developed an alternative train service, based on the staff who have indicated that they will work. A quarter of the trains will run. One in three of the IC trains between the major cities runs. In addition, one in five suburban S trains and L trains runs. Most P trains, which only run during the morning and evening rush hours, do not run.

There are no trains in the provinces of Liège, Luxembourg and Namur. This is because there is insufficient staff available in the signal boxes of rail network operator Infrabel in that region. That also means that the IC trains crossing those provinces will be limited. The IC train Oostende-Eupen, for example, only runs between Ostend and Leuven.

There will also be few or no trains in a number of other stations in the country. The NMBS advises all travelers involved to work from home if possible or to look for an alternative.

Due to the disruption at the NMBS, there will be no train traffic between Belgium and Germany, between Belgium and Maastricht and between Belgium and Luxembourg on Tuesday. Normal service is provided for Eurostar and TGV INOUI. No particular difficulties are expected for the IC Netherlands and for Thalys connections between Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. Travelers are advised to prepare their train journey well. This can be done via the journey planner on the NMBS website or app, which shows the alternative train service. During the strike, the screens in the stations only show the trains that are running. Train traffic will return to normal from Wednesday morning, 1 June.

Also The line has warned of the necessary disruption to the service. Not all buses and trams will run. De Lijn has developed an alternative service based on the available staff. Travelers can consult these via the route planner on the De Lijn website. Trips that will not be performed are not shown in the route planner. The Flemish public transport company has already called on travelers to provide an alternative if possible, such as teleworking, carpooling, cycling or walking.

And in Brussels, STIB expects “very serious disruptions” on its bus, tram and metro network and is also advising travelers to use alternatives to get around on Tuesday. Travelers can consult the STIB mobile app to find other ways to travel that day.

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