Punctuality report 2018
Overall punctuality for passenger traffic
Trains on time or with a delay of less than 6 minutes
| 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Before neutralisation | 88,3% | 87,2% |
| After neutralisation | 92,4% | 91,7% |
| Assessed according to the number of passengers | 86,2% | 85,3% |
| Measured over the entire journey | 85,9% | 85,1% |
| Including trains cancelled (without neutralisation) | 87,0% | 85,5% |
In order to obtain an overall view of punctuality, whatever the reasons for delays, consult the before “neutralisation” figure. Neutralisation consists of not taking account of delays resulting from external factors and other major investment work (RER, etc.).
With the punctuality rate “assessed according to passenger numbers”, the delay for a train carrying a large number of passengers carries more weight than that for a less busy train.
Punctuality is also “measured over the entire journey”: train delays are not only taken into account on arrival at the final station, but also throughout the journey.
Punctuality of passenger traffic at peak times, off-peak times & weekends
Trains on time or with a delay of less than 6 minutes
| 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Morning peak time | 87,3% | 85,8% |
| Evening peak time | 83,4% | 82,7% |
| Off-peak time | 88,8% | 87,4% |
| Week-ends | 91,5% | 91,1% |
Overall punctuality according to train type
Trains on time or with a delay of less than 6 minutes
| 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| IC Trains | 86,4% | 85,4% |
| S Trains | 90,4% | 89,1% |
| L Trains | 91,1% | 89,6% |
| P Trains | 84,5% | 84,2% |
Punctuality according to train type at peak times, off-peak times & weekends
Trains on time or with a delay of less than 6 minutes
| 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning peak time | Evening peak time | Week-ends | Off-peak time | |
| IC Trains | 83,3% | 80,4% | 89,2% | 85,4% |
| S Trains | 86,7% | 82,8% | 92,8% | 90,4% |
| L Trains | 87,6% | 86,9% | 93,9% | 89,2% |
| P Trains | 86,0% | 82,2% | 74,8% | 84,3% |
Punctuality for major connections
Trains on time or with a delay of less than 6 minutes
| 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| IC 01 Oostende – Eupen | 83,4% | 75,6% |
| IC 03 Knokke / Blankenberge – Genk | 85,4% | 83,7% |
| IC 04 Antwerpen-Centraal – Poperinge / Lille Flandres | 91,3% | 92,4% |
| IC 06 Tournai – Mons (via Brussels Airport) | 86,2% | 86,6% |
| IC 07 Charleroi-Sud – Antwerpen-Centraal | 86,3% | 81,5% |
| IC 16 Brussel-Zuid – Luxembourg | 79,4% | 78,6% |
| IC 19 Tournai – Namur | 83,2% | 82,1% |
| IC 25 Mons – Liège Palais | 77,2% | 74,2% |
| IC 26 Kortrijk – Sint-Niklaas | 88,0% | 87,7% |
| IC 35 Brussel-Zuid – Amsterdam | 85,0% | 81,7% |
Punctuality for the 10 main lines arriving into Brussels
Trains on time or with a delay of less than 6 minutes
Punctuality for the 10 main lines arriving into Brussels at peak times, off-peak times, weekends
Trains on time or with a delay of less than 6 minutes
| 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning peak time | Evening peak time | Week-ends | Off-peak time | |
| L 25 Antwerpen - Bruxelles | 85,1% | 73,7% | 87,9% | 83,5% |
| L 36 Liège - Bruxelles | 79,0% | 71,8% | 81,8% | 79,4% |
| L 50A Oostende - Bruxelles | 82,0% | 65,7% | 79,8% | 83,3% |
| L 50 Gent - Bruxelles | 86,6% | 72,3% | 74,1% | 80,8% |
| L 60 Dendermonde - Bruxelles | 81,0% | 71,3% | 92,3% | 90,0% |
| L 89 Kortrijk - Bruxelles | 92,4% | 64,6% | 91,5% | 88,1% |
| L 94 Tournai - Bruxelles | 94,5% | 69,0% | 91,5% | 89,2% |
| L 96 Mons - Bruxelles | 84,6% | 60,7% | 85,3% | 84,0% |
| L 124 Charleroi - Bruxelles | 85,4% | 69,2% | 83,8% | 80,7% |
| L 161 Namur - Bruxelles | 83,9% | 71,7% | 90?9% | 86?2% |
Punctuality on arrival at 8 major stations outside Brussels
Trains on time or with a delay of less than 6 minutes
Rate of ensured connections
| 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Antwerpen-Centraal | 91,1% | 89,6% |
| Brugge | 94,1% | 93,1% |
| Charleroi-Sud | 91,2% | 89,9% |
| Gent-Sint-Pieters | 90,1% | 90,5% |
| Leuven | 89,4% | 89,3% |
| Liège-Guillemins | 86,8% | 84,8% |
| Mechelen | 92,3% | 90,6% |
| Mons | 90,6% | 89,7% |
| Namur | 85,9% | 88,4% |
| Zottegem | 93,2% | 94,0% |
| Total | 90,2% | 89,6% |
Train cancellations
Les trains supprimés (non partis ou limités à une partie de leur parcours) ne sont donc pas pris en compte dans le taux global de ponctualité mais sont recensés à part, tout comme la raison de leur suppression.
| 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cancelled trains | 19557 | 26626 |
| % of total of trains | 1,54% | 2,02% |
Responsibles for train delays and cancellations
Different stakeholders each have a role to play in train punctuality. These are mainly the rail network manager (Infrabel), operators (such as SNCB) and third parties.
Reasons for the longest delays
- Damage to rolling stock
- Damage to infrastructure
- Incidents on foreign networks
- Trespassing
- Collision person