Live trains in Belgium

Drop a pin anywhere in Belgium and watch every train within 0.5 to 80 km of it, from the busy North–South junction under Brussels to the lines to Antwerp, Ghent, Liège and Namur. Near the borders you also see the Dutch and French trains. Sky Hub Cloud Train Radar shows what's running around your pin right now, on your TV, desktop or tablet.

Sky Hub Cloud Train Radar live train map, 80 km around Bruxelles-Midi, 216 trains, with the route of IC 2141 from Luxembourg — 216 trains within 80 km of Bruxelles-Midi on a Monday evening, with the route of IC 2141 from Luxembourg.

What you see on the map

SNCB / NMBS trains, each drawn as an arrow pointing where it is heading
Zoom in and the arrow becomes the whole train, drawn along the track
Colours for each kind of train, explained in the legend
Click a train and its route is drawn on the map
Near the borders, the Dutch NS trains (from GPS) and the French TER trains as well

Train Radar zoomed to 0.5 km at Bruxelles-Central with S3 2269, EC 9271 and IC 3741 drawn along the track — Zoomed to 0.5 km at Bruxelles-Central: S3 2269, EC 9271 to Rotterdam and IC 3741, each drawn along the track.

Train card of S1 1969 Nivelles to Antwerpen-Centraal with 29 stops, platforms and station names by region — S1 1969 Nivelles – Antwerpen-Centraal: 29 stops with platforms and station names in the language of each region.

Train card of NS Intercity 2263 Amsterdam to Vlissingen near the Dutch border — Near the Dutch border: NS Intercity 2263 Amsterdam – Vlissingen with unit VIRM-6 8671 and 42 stations.

Train card of TER 841823 Lille Flandres to Jeumont near the French border — Near the French border: TER 841823 Lille Flandres – Jeumont with last month's punctuality and a service alert.

What the train card shows

The train category: InterCity (IC), local (L), suburban (S1 to S62), EuroCity (EC) and peak trains (P)
Where it comes from and where it is going, including stations abroad such as Rotterdam Centraal
Every stop with its time and platform
Station names in the language of the region: Dutch in Flanders, French in Wallonia, both in Brussels (for example Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid)
The delay, when SNCB sends a live update for the train
Times in Belgian local time

How positions work in Belgium

SNCB does not publish GPS positions. Sky Hub Cloud estimates where each train is from the timetable and SNCB's real-time data, and the card says so. SNCB sends live updates only for trains that run differently from the timetable; a train without an update follows the timetable, and its card tells you that no live update has arrived.

Where the data comes from

NMBS-SNCB Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Station regions: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Beyond a journey planner

Your own pin and radius, from 0.5 km at a platform to 80 km across a region
TRAIN LOG: statistics for your spot, CSV download and a weekly report
The same plan includes Fly Radar and Ship Radar with Coast Explorer, so the coast at Ostend and Zeebrugge also shows ships and the planes over it

Good places to drop a pin

Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal: the North–South junction, where trains from all over the country cross under the city
Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid: the international station, with InterCity and EuroCity trains
Antwerpen-Centraal: one of the most famous stations in Europe, on two levels
Gent-Sint-Pieters: the main station of Flanders' second city
Liège-Guillemins: the east, on the line to Germany
Namur: the south, on the lines along the Meuse

Questions

Is it GPS?

No, positions are estimated from the timetable and SNCB's real-time data.

Why do some stations have two names?

In Brussels both French and Dutch names are official, so the card shows both.

Can I see delays?

When SNCB sends a live update for the train. Trains without one follow the timetable, and the card says so.

Do I see Dutch and French trains too?

Yes, near the borders the NS and SNCF TER trains appear as well.

Does it work on a TV?

Yes, it is built for big screens: TV, desktop or tablet. It works on a phone too.

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