Services to railway undertakings
SNCB manages more than 550 stations across the entire Belgian rail network. Railway undertakings can request access to stations and benefit from a number of optional services, for example, providing information to the railway undertaking’s passengers, security in stations,...
The access conditions are described in the following reference documents:
- Reference document for access to passenger stations (Statement for Passenger Stations Access)
- Reference document for access to ticketing services and locations (Statement for Ticketing Services and Locations)
- The Specific Conditions of access to the Channel Terminal and Intra-Schengen Terminal of Brussels Midi station and to the services provided there
SNCB, as owner and manager of numerous maintenance and cleaning facilities, has a recognized expertise in the field of rolling stock maintenance. The reference document «Access to maintenance facilities – Statement for Maintenance Service Facilities» defines the principles that apply between SNCB as manager of maintenance facilities and railway undertakings wishing to use the Regulated Services offered in these facilities.
Here are some examples of available services:
- Interior cleaning operations
- Exterior cleaning operations (TrainWash)
- Windshields cleaning
- Toilet emptying
- Technical visits
- Brake tests
- Pit visits
- Lifting of railway vehicles
- Re-profiling of wheel sets on a sub-floor lathe
The Forest Workshop is specialized in the maintenance of high-speed trains, and exclusively reserved for this type of rolling stock. As such, it is subject to a specific reference document «Access to the Installation for maintenance services of high-speed trains at Forest - Statement for Maintenance Depot Forest». Based on their management contract, SNCB and THI Factory are co-operators of this workshop until 31 March 2026. On 1 April 2026, SNCB will take over management as sole operator. Therefore, two sets of documents are published for the year 2026: an SMDF valid until 31 March 2026 and an SMDF valid from 1 April 2026.
SNCB operates 6 diesel storage tanks to supply traction fuel to locomotives and diesel railcars. These facilities are located in Antwerp, Châtelet, Mol, Kinkempois, Melle and Schaerbeek. They are accessible to other railway undertakings subject to a number of conditions and procedures.
These are included in the reference document «Access to traction diesel supply facilities - Statement for Fuelling Facilities».
