Transport in Flanders

Therefore, the railways are run at national level by NMBS and are under the auspices of the Cabinet of Belgium, whilst the light railways are run at regional level by De Lijn under the auspices of the Flemish Government.

The railway infrastructure is managed by Infrabel and thus is under the auspices of the Cabinet of Belgium.

The NMBS runs frequent trains across Flanders connecting the 142 stations in the region with each other, with Brussels and Wallonia and in some cases with France, The Netherlands, Luxembourg or Germany.

Except for a few 'cities' (that generally have obtained the city status a long time ago and now only have around 10.000 citizens) in West Flanders and Limbourg, all Flemish cities as well as most villages have important railway stations.

Regie voor Maritiem Transport was a national company that closed in 1997, which ran ferries to Dover Western Docks from Oostende.