Train services between Luxembourg and Belgium will be disrupted from 10pm on Sunday 12 January and until 10pm on Monday 13 January, the CFL announced on Friday. The reason for this is a strike notice issued by the SNCB to coincide with a joint national day of action in Belgium, involving several unions on the issue of pensions.

The lines affected will be those from Luxembourg to Arlon via Kleinbettingen, and from Luxembourg to Gouvy via Ettelbruck and Troisvierges. Train services will be limited, but the SNCB has announced on its website that it plans to provide an alternative service depending on the presence of staff. It will make disruption certificates for users who need them available on its website. The CFL and SNCB recommend consulting the timetables on their websites to find out about the impact on train movements.

On the CFL website, several trains have already been announced as cancelled during rush hour on Monday 13 January.

From Arlon to Luxembourg on Monday morning, the 6:25, 6:50, 7:05, 7:29, 7:48, 8:01, 8:29, 8:36 and 9:29 trains have already been cancelled.

In the return direction, from Luxembourg to Arlon at the end of the day, the trains at 15:11, 15:23, 16:11, 16:32, 16:53, 17:11, 18:11, 18:23, 18:32, 19:11 and 20:11, i.e., just over one train in two, have already been cancelled.

On the Gouvy-Luxembourg line on Monday morning, the 5:23, 6:23, 7:24, 8:24 and 9:24 trains have been cancelled. Traffic on other trains may still be disrupted. In the return direction, at the end of the day, the 15:16, 16:16, 17:16, 18:16 and 19:16 trains have already been cancelled.

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