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Am I allowed to exit stations while on International travel?

  • March 25, 2022
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Hi, I am new to the Netherlands and I have just booked tickets to visit Bruges in Belgium via NS International.

 

So the ticket I got has a couple of change of trains and one of the stations is Antwerp. The tickets look like this (for 2 people) and I see a QR code assigned to all stations except the last.

 

 

So, my questions are:

  • Can I exit out of the Antwerp station for a couple of hours so that I can explore the city, get back to the station again and continue my journey towards Bruges?
  • If so, while exiting Antwerp station, which QR code should I scan on exit?

Beste antwoord door Vareo

Yes you can. At Antwerp station there are no gates so you don't need to scan anything.

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Vareo
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  • Vareo
  • Koploper*
  • Antwoord
  • March 25, 2022

Yes you can. At Antwerp station there are no gates so you don't need to scan anything.

Don't feed the trolls
Thom
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  • Thom
  • Super user
  • March 25, 2022

Gates for traveling by train are in the Netherlands, not in Belgium. Actually, to some extent, only at Zaventem, Brussels Airport, ;-)

Have a nice time. Bruges and Antwerp are great to discover.

Niet de réiziger op 1, 2 en 3, maar de betálende reiziger op 1,2 en 3! Wat meer controle en handhaving roept geen agressie op, maar voorkomt het juist. De opgekropte ergernis van de betalende reiziger mag best wat meer meetellen.
rvdborgt
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  • rvdborgt
  • Koploper**
  • March 25, 2022

It rather looks like a QR code is assigned to each route segment, and not to a station or train. You're allowed to break your journey at each intermediate station (also at stations with local services only), so assigning a code to each station would be strange.

Henk_NL
  • Henk_NL
  • March 25, 2022

They’re all the same code and ticket except for specific international journeys, but the app always displays the separate buttons. It’s one of the idiotic ways the NSI app functions.

Waarom vandaag doen wat je morgen ook kunt uitstellen? Think human.
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  • bahnrider
  • Koploper**
  • March 25, 2022

Also do take a few minutes to look at the Antwerp station itself, nickname the railway cathedral. It has trains on at least 3 different levels, your train from NL will arrive at the deepest, in a tunnel. Best views are upper level in the old main hall, then you´ll understand this name. It is right beside the main centre street, Keyserlei.

In Brugge the station is some distant away from the old centre though

Henk_NL
  • Henk_NL
  • March 25, 2022

Bruges has a free shuttle service from the station to the city center and back. Usually with only a few people on board.

 

https://www.brugge.be/shuttlebus

Waarom vandaag doen wat je morgen ook kunt uitstellen? Think human.
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