SNCB data identifies Belgium’s busiest railway stations

New data from the Belgian railway company SNCB reveals passenger numbers for stations across the country, utilizing a more accurate digital counting method based on ticket scans.

Brussels-North is the busiest station in Belgium, averaging 61,362 passengers on weekdays. It is closely followed by Brussels Midi with 60,647 and Brussels Central with 60,595. Other major hubs include Gent-Sint-Pieters (56,779), Antwerp-Central (38,681), Leuven (37,379), and Mechelen (23,621). Liège-Guillemins is the highest-ranking station in Wallonia, with 22,991 weekday passengers.

In the Mechelen region, Mechelen station is the busiest with 23,621 weekday passengers, followed by Lier (6,691) and Heist-op-den-Berg (2,376). In the Turnhout area, Herentals is the busiest station with 3,044 passengers.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Hourpes in Hainaut province is the quietest station, seeing only seven passengers per weekday. The new methodology provides a more representative annual average compared to previous manual counts conducted during single weeks.