Limited trains to Schiphol due to rail works
6 years, 2 months ago

Limited trains to Schiphol due to rail works

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Rail manager ProRail will be working on the railways around Schiphol airport over the coming days, which means less train traffic to and from the airport. Over this entire period no trains will run on the route Schiphol Airport - Leiden. On Saturday and Sunday there will also be no trains on the Amsterdam Sloterdijk/Amsterdam Zuid - Schiphol route and on the Diemen Zuid - Duivendrecht route. Over these four days Prorail will perform maintenance on the railway, sleepers, points, overhead lines and electricity supply at dozens of locations around Schiphol.

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Rail works: Two weeks of train disruptions on The Hague-Rotterdam route
2 weeks ago

Rail works: Two weeks of train disruptions on The Hague-Rotterdam route

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People traveling by train between The Hague and Rotterdam can expect disruptions to the train service for over two weeks. ProRail will work on the track between the Delft Campus and Rotterdam Central Station from March 12 to 27. The day after, Rotterdam CS will be accessible by train again, but there will be far fewer trains until 6:00 p.m. …

Train disruptions expected near Amsterdam, Schiphol from Jan. 10-13
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Train disruptions expected near Amsterdam, Schiphol from Jan. 10-13

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The Nederlandse Spoorwegen has issued a warning about significant disruptions to train services around Amsterdam and Schiphol this weekend due to scheduled track maintenance. The work, which will take place from Friday through Monday, January 13, will reduce the number of tracks available near Schiphol Airport, resulting in fewer trains and changes to departure platforms. Next weekend, train traffic between …

Overhead line repairs restore train services near Schiphol
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Overhead line repairs restore train services near Schiphol

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Train services to and from Schiphol were restored overnight after repairs to a damaged overhead line, the NS announced early Monday. The defective overhead line was repaired earlier than anticipated, with train service resuming at approximately 2 a.m. ProRail, the rail infrastructure manager, initially expected the repairs to be completed by 5 a.m. on Monday but succeeded ahead of schedule. …

Schiphol expecting peak in winter holiday departures on Friday
3 months, 1 week ago

Schiphol expecting peak in winter holiday departures on Friday

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Schiphol Airport warned of an expected peak in departing passengers scheduled to fly on Friday. “Rounding out the top 10 list are Switzerland, Portugal, the United Arab Emirates and France.” An average of 55,000 passengers will depart daily from the airport, an increase of 2,000 compared to a year earlier. The airport is also expecting to handle an average of …

NS expands train schedule with major changes for 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

NS expands train schedule with major changes for 2024

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Dutch rail operator NS has implemented its new timetable on Sunday, introducing significant increases in train frequency and expanded operating hours. From Monday through Thursday, six intercity trains per hour will run all day between Rotterdam and Schiphol and Schiphol and Arnhem. Additionally, intercity trains will run every 15 minutes on Friday and Saturday evenings between Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, and …

Multiple outages impacting train traffic between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Multiple outages impacting train traffic between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam

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Traveling to and from Schiphol Airport by train will be a bit of an issue on Tuesday morning as multiple outages are impacting train traffic to the airport. No trains are running between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena and between Schiphol and Duivendrecht, and fewer Sprinters are running between the airport and Amsterdam Sloterdijk, NS reported. The issue between …

Fewer trains to and from Schiphol Airport due to rail works and strikes
4 months, 1 week ago

Fewer trains to and from Schiphol Airport due to rail works and strikes

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Train passengers traveling to or from Schiphol can expect disruptions on the tracks until Tuesday, December 3. Due to the rail work, significantly fewer trains will be running. Furthermore, from November 16 to November 28 and on December 2 and 3, there will be significantly fewer trains to and from the airport. In addition to the rail work on the …

Monday rush hour rail strike means no trains in Zuid-Holland, Zeeland, or West-Brabant
4 months, 1 week ago

Monday rush hour rail strike means no trains in Zuid-Holland, Zeeland, or West-Brabant

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Dutch national railway NS confirmed the cancellation of passenger train service during Monday morning's rush hour in the provinces of Zuid-Holland and Zeeland, and the western portion of Noord-Brabant. The strike by ProRail traffic center workers in Rotterdam, The Hague and Roosendaal will take place from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., but delays and cancellations are likely throughout the rest …

Wednesday rail strike will seriously impact many more Dutch cities than just Amsterdam
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday rail strike will seriously impact many more Dutch cities than just Amsterdam

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The consequences of the strike at ProRail traffic control posts in Amsterdam and Alkmaar on Wednesday morning will be even greater than NS previously reported. The carrier announced on Tuesday that the “impact area” has been expanded and that fewer trains will also run between Utrecht Centraal and the central stations in both Eindhoven and Arnhem. On Monday, the national …

Most trains in Amsterdam, Schiphol and the surroundings will not run Wednesday morning
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Most trains in Amsterdam, Schiphol and the surroundings will not run Wednesday morning

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Rail passengers can expect widespread disruptions in most of the Randstad on Wednesday as a result of rail strikes, national railway NS confirmed on Monday. The strike will take effect for three hours starting at 6 a.m., knocking out service in all of Noord-Holland, including Amsterdam and Alkmaar, as well as parts of the provinces of Utrecht and Flevoland. Workers …

Delays and detour at Schiphol all weekend due to track work
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Delays and detour at Schiphol all weekend due to track work

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Train travelers in Amsterdam can expect delays and detours throughout the weekend as work is being carried out on the tracks between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Zuid station. ProRail is improving the track at Schiphol Airport from Friday, November 8, to Sunday, November 10, and from Saturday, November 16, to Tuesday, December 3, NS reports. There will also be no …

Large crowds at Schiphol, as summer holidays have also started in the Central region
8 months, 1 week ago

Large crowds at Schiphol, as summer holidays have also started in the Central region

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Schiphol is very busy now that the summer holidays have also started in the Central region of the Netherlands. Schiphol previously stated that it expects this summer holidays to be busier than last year. Last week, Schiphol employees said they feared that the already high workload due to the peak travel season of the coming summer would become unbearable, NH …

Nearly all train traffic shut down around Schiphol Airport this morning
1 year ago

Nearly all train traffic shut down around Schiphol Airport this morning

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Nearly all rail traffic around Schiphol Airport ground to a halt on Wednesday morning as the result of a switch failure. Some trains were still running between the airport and Leiden Centraal Station, national railway NS wrote in an update. “Fewer Sprinters are running between Leiden Centraal Station and Den Haag Centraal Station, and no Intercity Direct trains are running …

Massive train traffic issues around Schiphol today due to unplanned railworks
1 year ago

Massive train traffic issues around Schiphol today due to unplanned railworks

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NS expects significant inconvenience to travelers on the railway near Schiphol from early Friday morning due to unforeseen additional work on the track, the carrier reports. ProRail must remove rust from train tracks on Friday where no trains have run for a long time as a result of planned work. It will last from 5:20 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and …

Fewer trains to Schiphol for ten days next week due to construction work
1 year, 1 month ago

Fewer trains to Schiphol for ten days next week due to construction work

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Starting Monday, February 26, there will be fewer trains to Schiphol Airport for ten days due to construction work, ProRail reported. Furthermore, from Monday, NS will be able to operate one train per hour less on the high-speed rail line between Breda and Amsterdam. Due to delivery problems, there are fewer new trains and the older ones need maintenance. As …

Morning trains around Amsterdam, Schiphol delayed & cancelled due to rail issues
2 years ago

Morning trains around Amsterdam, Schiphol delayed & cancelled due to rail issues

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Separate issues regarding defective train tracks and train signals were causing several problems on train routes to and from Amsterdam, said Dutch national railway NS and infrastructure firm ProRail. No trains are expected to run on the route between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Zuid for much of the morning, the organizations said. The NS also said that there will be …

Amsterdam, Schiphol train disruptions to continue into early Tuesday morning
2 years ago

Amsterdam, Schiphol train disruptions to continue into early Tuesday morning

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People planning on using the trains to and from the Amsterdam area may have to consider other options on Monday afternoon and evening, as track and switching problems announced earlier in the day have not been fixed. The problems are largely due to a break in the railroad near Amsterdam-Zuid, another in Haarlem, and a broken switch near Amsterdam Centraal. …

Long lines at Schiphol on Saturday; No departure scheme for Benschop
2 years, 6 months ago

Long lines at Schiphol on Saturday; No departure scheme for Benschop

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Schiphol expects lines of passengers to extend outside the departure halls again on Saturday. According to a spokesperson, most travelers are still inside and a handful of people are waiting under the tent that Schiphol placed earlier this year because of the long queues outside. " The budget airline warns travelers to get to Schiphol on time because of the …

Train strike goes ahead, limited service to Schiphol airport
2 years, 6 months ago

Train strike goes ahead, limited service to Schiphol airport

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Talks over pay and conditions between unions and train operator NS have broken down again and strike action on Friday is going ahead, causing heavier traffic and deserted train stations. A new offer by NS was rejected yesterday, prompting the train operator to suspend services on Friday across the country for safety reasons. Access by train to Schiphol will be …

Most international trains won’t run in the Netherlands on Friday; Schiphol trains announced
2 years, 6 months ago

Most international trains won’t run in the Netherlands on Friday; Schiphol trains announced

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The planned strike by the unions representing the workers of the national Dutch railway, NS, will heavily impact all international train routes to and from the Netherlands on Friday. No Thalys and Eurostar trains will operate in the Netherlands on Friday “Due to a risk of social unrest at the railways in the Netherlands on Friday September 9, 2022, our …

Most NS trains cancelled on Friday due to strike; Some Schiphol trains may operate
2 years, 6 months ago

Most NS trains cancelled on Friday due to strike; Some Schiphol trains may operate

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Dutch national railway NS said it will cancel nearly all trains scheduled to operate on Friday as the result of the strike announcement by its largest labor unions. During the second half of August, the labor unions FNV Spoor, VVMC and CNV, which represent thousands of NS workers, held five one-day strikes that were meant to affect narrower regions of …

Schiphol workforce grows by 400, but many vacancies remain
2 years, 8 months ago

Schiphol workforce grows by 400, but many vacancies remain

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Schiphol’s desperate search for new employees to fill staff shortages at the airport bears some fruit. Staff shortages, mainly in baggage handling and security, have regularly caused massively long queues at Schiphol since the start of the May vacation. Despite these new additions to the Schiphol workforce, there are still many open vacancies at the airport. “Per profession, it’s 100 …

Maintenance, work to cause train woes this summer
2 years, 8 months ago

Maintenance, work to cause train woes this summer

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Train travelers can expect a lot of delays this summer. ProRail has a great deal of maintenance and other work scheduled for the tracks, with most expected to cause extra travel time of 30 minutes or more. For example, ProRail will work on the track between Amsterdam Zuid and Lelystad Central Station from this Friday to Monday. And on Sunday, …

Airlines want to move some Schiphol flights to Rotterdam; Groningen also available
2 years, 9 months ago

Airlines want to move some Schiphol flights to Rotterdam; Groningen also available

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Rotterdam The Hague Airport has received an official request from several airlines to allow them to move their flights from Schiphol to the regional airport. According to the spokesperson, "a decision on the request does not have to take very long.” Relocating flights should relieve the pressure on Schiphol Airport, which is suffering from staff shortages, especially in security. Nevertheless, …

Nearly 60 flights cancelled at Schiphol; Some problems on railway & roads
2 years, 11 months ago

Nearly 60 flights cancelled at Schiphol; Some problems on railway & roads

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Commuters were facing some problems on Friday morning in the wake of late-season snow showers and icy conditions. There were issues at Dutch airports, on the railways, and several serious accidents, including one fatal crash in Rotterdam. There was also trouble on the route between Utrecht Centraal, Gouda, and Den Haag Centraal due to a signal failure. Morning rush hour …

Dozens of flight cancellations today; Some trains to start running this morning
3 years, 1 month ago

Dozens of flight cancellations today; Some trains to start running this morning

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Nearly a hundred flight cancellations were announced at Schiphol Airport on Saturday morning. Regional trains restart on Saturday morning, NS in the afternoon Meanwhile, railroad workers were busy early Saturday morning assessing the damage caused by the massive, hours-long storm. On some lines the recovery is going fast and trains can start running cautiously,” ProRail said in a statement. By …

Flights disrupted at Schiphol and Eindhoven airports due to snow
4 years, 1 month ago

Flights disrupted at Schiphol and Eindhoven airports due to snow

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The winter weather has affected not only public transport in the Netherlands but also the flight schedule of Schiphol and Eindhoven Airport, among others. No flights will be departing from Eindhoven until at least 1 p.m. Incoming flights will be diverted to Cologne Airport. Although several flights have been delayed at Schiphol on Sunday, closing the airport is not in …

Amsterdam subway will extend to Schiphol; Costs to hit €3 billion: report
5 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam subway will extend to Schiphol; Costs to hit €3 billion: report

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The Noord-Zuid subway line in Amsterdam will be extended to Schiphol and Hoofddorp within the next decade, and the estimated costs of the project are least 3 billion euros, the Volkskrant reports based on sources within the seven parties involved in the project. The Noord-Zuid line, which opened in July 2018 and cost 3 billion euros to construct, currently ends …

Schiphol delays possible Sunday as security guard slowdown allowed
5 years, 6 months ago

Schiphol delays possible Sunday as security guard slowdown allowed

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Schiphol Airport security workers will be allowed to walk off the job in rotation on Sunday, a court in Haarlem ruled on Friday. Airport officials and unionized private security workers faced off on the use of labor actions to voice the FNV union’s concerns about any new security firms contracted by the airport. The airport is expected to close new …

Over 80 flights cancelled at Schiphol adding to transit woes
5 years, 9 months ago

Over 80 flights cancelled at Schiphol adding to transit woes

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A total of 82 flights at Schiphol airport were canceled on Tuesday due to a nationwide public transit strike. NS is running four trains per hour between Schiphol and Amsterdam Central Station during the strike, as per court order. So far Schiphol CEO Dick Benschop is satisfied with how the airport is handling the public transit strike. "This concerns everyone", …

Schiphol warns passengers they face transport strike chaos on Tuesday
5 years, 9 months ago

Schiphol warns passengers they face transport strike chaos on Tuesday

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Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport is warning travellers they face limited train services, no buses and major traffic jams on Tuesday, as public transport workers go on strike in support of an earlier state pension age. ‘We expect a lot of traffic and congested roads around Schiphol so we would ask you to prepare yourself well and take extra travel time into …

Chaos expected at Schiphol during public transit strike, despite court ruling
5 years, 9 months ago

Chaos expected at Schiphol during public transit strike, despite court ruling

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While a court ruled that some trains still have to run between Schiphol and Amsterdam during a nationwide public transit strike on Tuesday, the strike is still expected to cause chaos at the airport. NS hopes that the court-ordered shuttle service will prevent large groups of travelers getting stranded at the Amsterdam airport, but the Dutch rail company warns that …

Trains to Schiphol must run during Tuesday public transit strike
5 years, 10 months ago

Trains to Schiphol must run during Tuesday public transit strike

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Trains must continue to take passengers to and from Schiphol Airport during a national public transit strike scheduled for Tuesday, a court in the Netherlands ruled on Sunday. Though buses, subways and trams will grind to a halt, the transportation unions were ordered to ensure that at least four trains per hour will run each way between Amsterdam Centraal and …

Automated trains could make 30 hourly trips between Amsterdam and Schiphol
5 years, 11 months ago

Automated trains could make 30 hourly trips between Amsterdam and Schiphol

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ProRail wants to run automated light rail trains between Schiphol and Amsterdam with extreme high frequencies - 30 times per hour. ProRail director Pier Eringa believes that these automated trains, which he compares to a city rail line like the S-Bahn in Berlin, will be needed to accommodate the increase in passengers between the Netherlands' capital and its main airport, …

Longer trains to run between Schiphol, Nijmegen by end 2019
6 years, 4 months ago

Longer trains to run between Schiphol, Nijmegen by end 2019

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ProRail is accelerating the plan to run longer trains between Amsterdam and Nijmegen to implement it in the autumn of 2019, three years earlier than initially planned. Rail manager ProRail is accelerating the planned adaptions at the Gelderland station at the request of State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven of Infrastructure and the province of Gelderland. By using longer trains on …

Amsterdam train traffic back on track after major disruption
6 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam train traffic back on track after major disruption

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A major signal and switch failure that brought train traffic around Amsterdam and Schiphol to a standstill on Tuesday evening, has been fixed. Train traffic is back on track, though travelers in and around Amsterdam should take into account that trains may be more crowded than usual on Wednesday morning, NS said. Train traffic around the capital came to a …

No further peak-time growth possible for Schiphol: report
6 years, 10 months ago

No further peak-time growth possible for Schiphol: report

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In the coming years Schiphol will remain very crowded during the morning and evening peak-times. If the airport wants to grow further, it will have to do so outside peak times, because no more takeoffs and landings can be fit into the peak times, various Dutch news sources including Haarlems Dagblad, Noordhollands Dagblad and RTL Nieuws report. Transferring holiday flights …

As the spring break and summer approach, Schiphol gears up for holiday crush
6 years, 11 months ago

As the spring break and summer approach, Schiphol gears up for holiday crush

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With the May school holiday period fast approaching, tour operators, airlines and unions are concerned about how Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport will handle the surge in passengers, the Telegraaf said on Thursday. Schiphol’s COO Miriam Hoekstra now says sufficient measures have been taken to avoid the worst problems seen at the end of April in 2017. ‘There are just too few …

Schiphol flights resume after 45 minute shutdown
7 years, 2 months ago

Schiphol flights resume after 45 minute shutdown

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Schiphol announced that air traffic will gradually restart from around noon after all flights were suspended for 45 minutes due to hurricane strength winds. Arriving flights were put in a holding pattern beginning at 11:20 a.m. “Very high delays all afternoon”, the European air traffic control monitor stated. On Schiphol's website all but two arrivals that were scheduled to land …

Schiphol: Only come to the airport if your flight is actually leaving today
7 years, 3 months ago

Schiphol: Only come to the airport if your flight is actually leaving today

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Schiphol airport is still struggling with delayed and canceled flights after Monday's heavy snowfall. But as many stranded passengers of the over 600 flights canceled on Monday are still at the airport waiting for an alternative flight, Schiphol is currently very crowded. As a result, Schiphol encourages travelers to only come to the airport if their flight is actually scheduled …

No trains to Schiphol, Amsterdam Centraal as snow blankets the country
7 years, 3 months ago

No trains to Schiphol, Amsterdam Centraal as snow blankets the country

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All train traffic to and from both Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Centraal was halted Monday evening as snow continuously fell upon the region beginning just after noon. Dutch railway service NS said "multiple disruptions" forced the cancellation of trains at Amsterdam's main railway station. A reduced train schedule was in place beginning Monday with expectations that the snow would cause …

Measures taken to improve passenger flow at Schiphol train station
7 years, 3 months ago

Measures taken to improve passenger flow at Schiphol train station

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ProRail is taking a number of measures to improve the flow of passengers through Schiphol train station, in an effort to keep up with the airport's growth. The first to be implemented, is the installation of an LED screen above the platform, which will show travelers where an oncoming train's doors will be located, AD reports. Next year an escalator …

Schiphol crowds, long lines are here to stay: Airport boss
7 years, 10 months ago

Schiphol crowds, long lines are here to stay: Airport boss

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It seems that crowded halls, long lines and hours of waiting times at Schiphol airport are here to stay. According to CEO Jos Nijhuis, travelers face at least another 100 "black Saturdays" at the airport this year, and the coming two years will probably be busier. Airlines including KLM and Transavia asked passengers to arrive at the airport three hours …

Schiphol Airport breaks passenger record; growth faster than expected
8 years, 2 months ago

Schiphol Airport breaks passenger record; growth faster than expected

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Schiphol airport processed a record number of 63.6 million passengers last year, 9 percent more than in 2015, Schiphol Group announced. If this growth rate continues, Schiphol will exceed its maximum number of allowed flights before the end of the year, ANP reports. To give Schiphol more space to function as international hub, it was decided last year that Lelystad …

Rail work stops trains from Amsterdam to Schiphol
8 years, 7 months ago

Rail work stops trains from Amsterdam to Schiphol

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No trains are traveling between Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport today due to rail works on the track between Amsterdam Sloterdijk and the airport. ProRail is also working on other routes between the Dutch capital and the airport, which means that all train passengers traveling between the two locations today, will have to do so by bus, NOS reports. The rail …

Pilot strike, fewer trains, extra security checks at Schiphol on Monday
8 years, 7 months ago

Pilot strike, fewer trains, extra security checks at Schiphol on Monday

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Passengers traveling through Schiphol on Monday will have quite a bit to contend with. EasyJet pilots are striking, there are extra security checks on the road around the airport and fewer trains are traveling to and from the airport due to track maintenance. The first thing to deal with is extra security checks on the roads around the airport, which …

Schiphol handles 58 million passengers, up 6 pct.
9 years, 1 month ago

Schiphol handles 58 million passengers, up 6 pct.

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A massive 58.2 million passengers traveled through Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam last year, an increase of 6 percent compared to 2014. The number of direct destinations from Schiphol amounted to 322 last year, including 134 intercontinental destinations. Schiphol's net turnover decreased by 1.0 percent, due to the 6.8 percent decline in airport charges which took effect on April 1st last …

Schiphol airport passengers on the rise in 2014
10 years, 1 month ago

Schiphol airport passengers on the rise in 2014

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The Schiphol Group presented its annual figures for 2014 today. The figures showed that last year brought an increase in passengers, air transport movements and revenue for the group. The number of passengers at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam increased by 4.6 percent compared to 2013 to 55 million passengers. The number of passengers at the Schiphol group as a whole, …

More railway chaos for Dutch commuters, Schiphol users
10 years, 1 month ago

More railway chaos for Dutch commuters, Schiphol users

Dutch News  

Problems with the signals led to a sharp reduction in trains between Rotterdam and The Hague on Friday morning and passengers are being warned they face delays of up to one hour. Earlier, train services to Schiphol airport were disrupted after a fire alarm at the airport’s station. Dutch Rail said services will not be back to normal until at …

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