Train services between Ghent and Bruges were halted Sunday due to a personal incident in Aalter, triggering reroutes via Deinze and Lichtervelde and bus replacements, with operators warning of delays until services could safely resume later in the afternoon period
Fifteen years after the Buizingen tragedy, Belgium has completed ETCS installation across its main rail network, strengthening train speed control, preventing human error, and setting a deadline for ETCS-only train operations nationwide as a cornerstone of long-term transport safety reformy
