diff --git a/p/sncb/index.js b/p/sncb/index.js
index ad7f6541..b9937814 100644
--- a/p/sncb/index.js
+++ b/p/sncb/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 const {readFileSync} = require('fs')
 const {join} = require('path')
 const {Agent} = require('https')
+const {strictEqual: eql} = require('assert')
+const {parseHook} = require('../../lib/profile-hooks')
+const parseLine = require('../../parse/line')
 const products = require('./products')
 
 // `www.belgianrail.be:443` doesn't provide the necessary CA certificate
@@ -21,6 +24,35 @@ const transformReqBody = ({opt}, body) => {
 	return body
 }
 
+// todo: this is ugly
+const lineNameWithoutFahrtNr = ({parsed}) => {
+	const {name, fahrtNr} = parsed
+	if (!name || !fahrtNr || !/s\d/i.test(name)) return parsed
+	const i = name.indexOf(fahrtNr)
+	if (i < 0) return parsed
+
+	if (
+		/\s/.test(name[i - 1] || '') && // space before
+		name.length === i + fahrtNr.length // nothing behind
+	) return {
+		...parsed,
+		name: name.slice(0, i - 1) + name.slice(i + fahrtNr.length + 1),
+	}
+	return parsed
+}
+eql(lineNameWithoutFahrtNr({
+	parsed: {name: 'THA 123', fahrtNr: '123'}
+}).name, 'THA 123')
+eql(lineNameWithoutFahrtNr({
+	parsed: {name: 'S1 123', fahrtNr: '123'}
+}).name, 'S1')
+eql(lineNameWithoutFahrtNr({
+	parsed: {name: 'S1-123', fahrtNr: '123'}
+}).name, 'S1-123')
+eql(lineNameWithoutFahrtNr({
+	parsed: {name: 'S1 123a', fahrtNr: '123'}
+}).name, 'S1 123a')
+
 const sncbProfile = {
 	locale: 'fr-BE',
 	timezone: 'Europe/Brussels',
@@ -31,6 +63,8 @@ const sncbProfile = {
 
 	products,
 
+	parseLine: parseHook(parseLine, lineNameWithoutFahrtNr),
+
 	trip: true,
 	refreshJourney: true,
 	radar: true,