STIB also allows people to spend the night in stations in freezing temperatures

The cold wave that is ravaging the country resulted in the coldest Christmas day in fifteen years. Temperatures also regularly drop below zero at night. That is why the train stations of Brussels South, Antwerp Central, Ghent-Sint-Pieters and Liège-Guillemins remain open exceptionally at night.

People can also go to the STIB metro stations, although Vermeersch emphasizes that the metro stations are not equipped for this. There are no toilets and no heating.

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In addition, people must also meet a number of conditions. For example, they are not allowed to stay in the paying zones, where in other words a valid transport ticket is required, or at the platforms. In addition, they must not cause any nuisance to travelers and must stay in places monitored by cameras, allowing the security services to intervene if necessary. In any case, the security services will also patrol.

Homeless people can go to most STIB metro stations. The Includo teams of the Brussels public transport company will also try to enter into dialogue with them to see whether a more structural solution is possible.

By Editor