Brussels’ three largest railway stations remain the busiest in the country, according to the new counting method used by Belgium’s state-owned train operator NMBS. Brussels-North has the highest number of passengers, followed by Brussels-Central and Brussels-South (Zuid/Midi). In Flanders, the busiest station is Gent-Sint-Pieters.
In recent years, the NMBS has over-counted around 40 million passengers annually, but these figures have now been adjusted using a new counting method. Last year, the company carried 207.8 million paying passengers: an average of 740,431 per day on weekdays, 306,888 on Saturdays and 264,090 on Sundays.
The new counting method does not appear to alter the ranking of railway stations significantly. The Brussels stations Brussels-North, Brussels-South and Brussels-Central were once again the busiest stations in the country in 2025, with 61,362, 60,647 and 60,595 passengers boarding on weekdays respectively. This figure also includes passengers changing from one train to another.
In Flanders, the busiest stations are Gent-Sint-Pieters (56,779 passengers), Antwerp Central (38,681 passengers) and Leuven (37,379 passengers).
In Wallonia, Liège-Guillemins is the busiest station, with an average of 22,991 rail passengers per day. It is followed by Namur (21,597 passengers) and Ottignies (16,499 passengers).
Seven railway stations have barely 15 passengers per day or even fewer.
Hover over our infographic to see how many passengers board and alight at a station on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.