Belgium's railway operator SNCB will cease physical sales of international train tickets that require reservations at nine stations from October.
These stations are Aarlen, Antwerp-Berchem, Brussels-Luxembourg, Eupen, Hasselt, Kortrijk, Mechelen, Ostend, and Ottignies.
This decision follows the "ongoing decline in physical sales of international travel tickets at counters," according to the SNCB.
Physical sales of international train tickets, such as for high-speed and night trains, will now be concentrated in 12 stations.
In red, station which have ceased international ticket sales. In green, those where they are still available. Credit: Belga
These stations are Antwerp-Central, Bergen, Bruges, Brussels Airport-Zaventem, Brussels-Central, Brussels-North, Brussels-South, Charleroi-Central, Ghent-Saint-Peter’s, Leuven, Liège-Guillemins, and Namur.
These sales points are "specialised in such products and can optimally provide personal advice for this range," stated the railway company.
Tickets for cross-border train journeys (to destinations like Roosendaal, Maastricht, Luxembourg, Aachen, or Lille) remain available at existing counters and via ticket machines.
