Train traffic is interrupted between Brussels-North and Brussels-South after a fire at Brussels-Central
Updated 24 June 2026, Brussels: VRT NWS reported that train traffic between Brussels-North and Brussels-South was interrupted after a small fire in a high-voltage cabinet at Brussels-Central station. SNCB’s official travel information page directs passengers to use its journey planner and real-time departure tools for delays, platform changes and disruption updates.
This disruption hits the central rail spine used by commuters, visitors, airport travellers and people connecting to national and international services. For passengers in Brussels, the practical priority is to check SNCB’s live travel tools before leaving, allow extra time and consider STIB/MIVB metro, tram or bus alternatives where possible.
The subject is a rail infrastructure incident on Brussels’ North-South rail link, the corridor connecting Brussel-Noord, Brussel-Centraal and Brussel-Zuid. VRT NWS identified the immediate cause as a brandje in a hoogspanningscabine at Brussels-Central. Infrabel says it builds, maintains and modernises Belgian railway infrastructure and directs trains on the Belgian rail network, while SNCB provides passenger information and real-time journey tools.
Background
Brussels’ North-South rail connection is the city’s core rail axis. The corridor concentrates a large share of national rail flows through the capital, so even a local technical incident at Brussels-Central can affect journeys well beyond the station itself.