REPORT. NMBS starts with ticket checks even before you get on: “Yes, life is getting more expensive, but no, public transport is not free” | Interior

The NMBS is starting the large-scale roll-out of ticket checks by Securail even before you board the train. Aggression against train staff increased by 60 percent last year compared to 2019, with a total of 1,900 reports. The reason is almost always a collision with an angry traveler without a ticket. We participated in a check in Brussels-South one morning. “Push and pull, spit or really fight, it all passes.”