How fast after the end of a strike does the Belgium railways return to a more or less reliable schedule?

12/10/2014 12:15:06 PM

The reason for the strike ending at 22h is so they can attempt to get all the material at the required destinations for the next day, e.g. they need x amount of trains in Gent or Oostende so they can handle the morning traffic the next day. Note that this is not a guarantee for success, I’ve often experienced delays the day after a strike because not all trains were available or even “complete”.

Expecting to get a ride after 22h is unwise, since most likely there will be no personnel available to “accompany” the train (checking tickets etc.) since these people often use the train to arrive at the trains they’re supposed to accompany. In the past year I’ve often experienced some delay because there was supposed to be a replacement driver available in the station for the train I was taking, but he was delayed because his train had a delay.

12/10/2014 10:25:31 AM

Make sure you have different means of transport.
It is very doubtful that you will see a train that day.
I suggest you take a cab, at that hour there shouldn’t be too much traffic.
And it’s not too hard to get one in Brussels.

12/10/2014 8:39:24 AM

Strikes usually end officially at 10 p.m., but don’t count on any train after that time. There might be an odd train, but usually there is not.
In reality the normal schedule resumes the next morning with a few cancelled trains still possible.
Source: I take the train daily in Belgium and have seen my share of strikes.

If you are referring to the upcoming strike on December 15th, keep in mind that the train schedule changes completely on December 14th, making December 15th the first weekday of the new schedule. With the strike, in reality that will become December 16th. For this reason, I think it is wise to allow sufficient margin in your planning, even on December 16th.
Source: just my gut feeling. Nobody really knows.

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