One in two Belgian train stations to have a bbox by the end of the year

17 December 2025

bpost and SNCB/NMBS are joining forces to significantly expand the number of bboxes in train stations. By the end of the year, about half of all train stations in Belgium will be equipped with such a locker where travellers can pick up or send parcels 24/7.

bpost’s bbox network is growing at lightning speed: the parcel delivery company installs up to 15 new bboxes across Belgium every day, preferably in high-traffic locations. In recent weeks, 33 new bbox lockers have been installed in train stations. Thanks to additional installations planned in the coming weeks, 270 train stations will have a bpost locker by the end of the year, which is roughly half of all stations nationwide.

Half a million parcels, 900,000 travellers

By strengthening their collaboration, bpost and SNCB/NMBS are responding to the expectations and convenience of their customers and travellers. According to a recent market study by bpost (August 2025), nearly one in five respondents (19%) considers the train station the ideal place to collect or send a parcel. This makes sense: by combining commuting with parcel pick-up or drop-off, people avoid extra trips.

Moreover, SNCB/NMBS transports around 900,000 travellers every day, and train stations have evolved into much more than just places to catch a train. People also shop or use the station as a passageway between two parts of the city. The collaboration with bpost, which delivers more than half a million parcels a day in Belgium, is therefore an advantage for consumers.

Laurens Himpe, Chief Automated Parcel Officer at bpost: “Transport hubs such as railway stations are real hotspots for parcel logistics. That’s why we are very pleased to strengthen our collaboration with NMBS. This allows us to anchor the bbox in the station environment, with particular attention to city centres such as Bruges, Ghent, Namur, Charleroi or Liège.”

Patrice Couchard, Director of Stations at SNCB/NMBS: “Initiatives such as the bbox help bring life into our stations and turn them into places where you can do much more than just catch a train. Train travel can therefore be combined with picking up or sending a parcel, which makes life easier for our passengers.”

Towards 2,500 bboxes in the coming weeks

The acceleration of the partnership with SNCB/NMBS fits with bpost’s ambition to have a network of 2,500 bbox lockers by the end of the year. This means that more than 1,250 lockers will have been added this year, doubling the network. Today, bpost already has 656 post offices, more than 650 postal points and over 770 parcel points. Altogether, people in Belgium can access more than 4,500 bpost locations for their parcels. In addition, bpost has launched four bbox boutiques in Antwerp and Brussels, where consumers, retailers, e-commerce players and public authorities can make use of the lockers.