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Belgium

The country that opened continental Europe's first passenger railway in 1835, and still has one of the densest networks anywhere.

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Belgium

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Capital

Brussels

Currency

Euro (EUR)

Languages

Dutch · French · German

Getting around

  • · SNCB/NMBS runs frequent domestic trains; Brussels is the hub for Eurostar and high-speed links.

Traveller essentials

  • · Station names appear in Dutch and French — Bruxelles-Midi and Brussel-Zuid are the same place.
  • · Domestic tickets are valid all day on the date shown, on any train.
  • · Brussels has three main stations on one north–south tunnel line.

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The country that opened continental Europe's first passenger railway in 1835, and still has one of the densest networks anywhere.

Bilingual signage, comic-strip murals, beer culture and a serious attitude to fries and chocolate.

SNCB/NMBS runs frequent domestic trains; Brussels is the hub for Eurostar and high-speed links.

Cities

Brussels

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A bilingual capital that is also the administrative centre of the European Union.

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Travel hubs

Transport network

Station information

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  • Railway station · 1

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Rail & transport operators

SNCB/NMBS

Station information

Dense intercity network; Brussels stations are named in two languages.

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Major central stations

Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid

Station information

Brussels

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English

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