Faceabot Rail Belgium (SNCB/NMBS)
Belgian trains for AI agents: live journeys, departures, delays, disruptions. Free, no key.
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Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"rail-belgium": {
"url": "https://faceabot.com/tools-mcp/be-rail"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://faceabot.com/tools-mcp/be-railstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (5)
🟢be_train_connections(from, to, date, time, time_is, ...)
Train journeys between two Belgian stations (SNCB/NMBS): departure and arrival times, live delays, platforms, transfers, cancellations. Use when: someone needs to travel by train in Belgium (e.g. Brussels to Liège). Example: {"from":"Bruxelles-Central","to":"Liège-Guillemins"}
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"from": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Departure station, any language (Bruxelles-Central, Brussel-Centraal, Brussels Central, Gent-Sint-Pieters…)"
},
"to": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Arrival station"
},
"date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional day, YYYY-MM-DD (Belgian time). Default: today"
},
"time": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional time HH:MM (Belgian time). Default: now"
},
"time_is": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"departure",
"arrival"
],
"default": "departure"
},
"results": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 6,
"default": 3
},
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"fr",
"nl",
"en",
"de"
],
"default": "en",
"description": "Language of station names"
}
},
"required": [
"from",
"to"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢be_station_departures(station, time, results, lang)
Next train departures from one Belgian station: time, destination, platform, live delay, cancellations. Use when: someone is at (or going to) a station and wants the next trains. Example: {"station":"Namur"}
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"station": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Station name, any language"
},
"time": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional HH:MM today (Belgian time). Default: now"
},
"results": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 20,
"default": 8
},
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"fr",
"nl",
"en",
"de"
],
"default": "en"
}
},
"required": [
"station"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢be_train_details(train, lang)
All stops of one Belgian train today with live delays and platforms. Use when: you know the train number (e.g. IC 2117, S1 1956) and want where it is or when it reaches a stop. Example: {"train":"IC 2117"}
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"train": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Train type and number, e.g. IC 2117"
},
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"fr",
"nl",
"en",
"de"
],
"default": "en"
}
},
"required": [
"train"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢be_rail_disturbances(lang)
Current works and disruptions announced on the SNCB/NMBS network. Use when: before advising a train trip in Belgium, to warn about strikes, works or incidents. Example: {}
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"lang": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"fr",
"nl",
"en",
"de"
],
"default": "en"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢be_find_station(query)
Finds the exact Belgian station names matching a word (any language). Use when: a station name is ambiguous or misspelled. Example: {"query":"Bruxelles"}
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Part of the station name"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Community
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