2023-06-10 12:09:25
With these summer temperatures, the Belgian coast is the ideal place to spend the weekend. SNCB had anticipated heavy traffic on its network and put additional trains to and from the sea. “Saturday and Sunday, there will be eight additional trains to Ostend and Blankenberge from the interior of Belgium, as well as eight return trains,” said Bart Crols, SNCB spokesman, on Friday. Due to the crowd, four additional trains were injected, he told Bruzz.
But that wasn’t enough to prevent a (very) long line from forming. “We’ve been waiting for a train to the coast for an hour and a half. Three police officers doing nothing. Every summer, it’s the same story. Was it so difficult to predict that on a Saturday in June people would want to go to the sea? Brussels capital of incompetence, what a shame”, complains a person on Twitter to the SNCB.
The transport company advises to prepare your trip well to limit the waiting time. Consult the SNCB application to find out the occupancy forecast for your train, avoid peak hours (arrival at the Coast between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and departure from the Coast between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.) and stay well hydrated, recommends the SNCB.
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