By Maxime-Grégory Adrien

There SNCF provides that his Ouigo classic at 1:40 p.m. can take travelers to Saint-Quentin to join Brussels who will have to spend the night in the Belgian capital or go through Paris to return to Axonian lands.
Today, to go by train to Brussels from Saint-Quentin, you have to have your time. Either, you have to take a TER to Maubeuge, then other TERs to the Belgian capital, or descend to Paris to catch a Eurostar to Belgium. It is a long and painful journey that takes at least 3:30 a.m.
1 h 41 between the two cities from April 13
From April 13, the 1:40 p.m. classic Ouigo from Paris to Brussels will stop at Saint-Quentin station to arrive in Brussels at 3:21 p.m. only problem for this good idea for travelers, it is not planned That a return from Brussels allowed a few hours later to return to Saint-Quentin. Or, travelers will have to sleep in Brussels to catch the only planned train stopping in the Saint-Quentinois in the Belgium-France direction at 1:38 p.m. from Brussels station the next day to arrive in Saint-Quentin at 3 p.m. 18. or take a Eurostar for Paris the same evening, or Lille, and take TERs to return home. In short, the return promises to be well as today: a galley.
Reviewer
The judgment in Saint-Quentin du Ouigo between Paris and Brussels is only an experiment and a review clause is scheduled for December 2025. In the absence of sufficient passengers, the service will be deleted.
However, this first judgment in Saint-Quentin is a victory for elected officials from the territory and in particular those of the city of Saint-Quentin who have fought for months to impose this judgment on the SNCF. “It was not easy,” admits to France 3, Frédérique Macarez, the mayor Les Républicains de Saint-Quentin. “For us, it was strategic. In the past, Saint-Quentin had this connection to Brussels. So it seems natural to be able to benefit from it. And on the economic, cultural and tourist level, this door to Belgium is really very interesting. The Belgians are among the first public who come to Saint-Quentin. It is a big step forward for the city and its employment pool. A progress on a paw therefore. It only remains for a traveler to leave and return to Saint-Quentin in the same day, as in the direction Brussels-Saint-Quentin.
But for a very long time, we know that with the SNCF, “it is possible. »»