Eurostar warned passengers on the morning of 3 December 2025 that traffic issues at Brussels-Midi/Zuid were causing cascading delays on cross-Channel and Benelux routes. The operator’s live update page listed multiple services to Paris, London and Amsterdam as “delayed” or “pending departure.”
Rail infrastructure manager Infrabel cited signal-box congestion linked to ongoing track upgrades near Zaventem. While no trains were cancelled outright, average delays stretched to 45 minutes, forcing several corporate travellers to miss afternoon meetings in London’s Canary Wharf and La Défense in Paris.
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Most flexible tickets can be exchanged free of charge within 24 hours, but travel-policy managers should log affected staff for duty-of-care compliance. Eurostar Club members were offered lounge access during the disruption, yet capacity at Brussels-Midi’s business lounge reached saturation by 11:00 CET.
The incident underscores the fragility of Belgium’s busiest international rail hub just weeks before the Christmas rush. Employers should consider remote-meeting contingencies or routing via Lille Europe if delays persist during the final phase of Infrabel’s upgrade works.
Rail infrastructure manager Infrabel cited signal-box congestion linked to ongoing track upgrades near Zaventem. While no trains were cancelled outright, average delays stretched to 45 minutes, forcing several corporate travellers to miss afternoon meetings in London’s Canary Wharf and La Défense in Paris.
Most flexible tickets can be exchanged free of charge within 24 hours, but travel-policy managers should log affected staff for duty-of-care compliance. Eurostar Club members were offered lounge access during the disruption, yet capacity at Brussels-Midi’s business lounge reached saturation by 11:00 CET.
The incident underscores the fragility of Belgium’s busiest international rail hub just weeks before the Christmas rush. Employers should consider remote-meeting contingencies or routing via Lille Europe if delays persist during the final phase of Infrabel’s upgrade works.
