NS starts running more trains to give travelers more space
4 years, 8 months ago

NS starts running more trains to give travelers more space

NL Times  

From Tuesday, NS is expanding its timetable to run more intercity trains. NS has been running a basic timetable, with two trains in each direction from each station, since March 21. NS hopes that running extra intercity trains will remedy both these problems. As a result of this NS decision, public transit companies across the Netherlands are also scaling up their operations, Pedro Peters of OVNL, the umbrella organization for public transit in the Netherlands, said to the broadcaster. Amsterdam transport company GVB will be running several trams more often and put subway 51 back in service.

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NS expands train schedule with major changes for 2024
1 month ago

NS expands train schedule with major changes for 2024

NL Times  

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 …

NS adds 1600 trains a week but high-speed line problems persist
1 month ago

NS adds 1600 trains a week but high-speed line problems persist

Dutch News  

Train operator NS is adding rush-hour trains on its main routes in what it calls the biggest shake-up of the timetable in years, while continuing to face problems on its high-speed line. NS will also run eight Sprinter trains an hour on the line from Amsterdam to Schiphol Airport and Hoofddorp, to offset the restrictions caused by renovation works at …

NS to launch massive rail expansion on Sunday; 8 new Amsterdam-Schiphol trains hourly
1 month, 1 week ago

NS to launch massive rail expansion on Sunday; 8 new Amsterdam-Schiphol trains hourly

NL Times  

NS will run 1,600 more trains per week in its new timetable than it does now, the Dutch rail company announced on Monday. There will be more trains during rush hour, a sprinter every 7.5 minutes dedicated to getting travelers to and from Schiphol Airport, and more international trains. The Intercity trains on the high-speed line between Breda, Rotterdam, and …

Railworks: Fewer trains running between Amsterdam, Utrecht for 1.5 weeks
11 months ago

Railworks: Fewer trains running between Amsterdam, Utrecht for 1.5 weeks

NL Times  

Far fewer trains will run between Amsterdam Central Station and Utrecht Central Station from today until Saturday, February 24, due to rail works, NS reported. From today until Saturday, February 17, there will be far fewer trains between Utrecht CS and Hoorn/Uitgeest. From Saturday until Monday, there will be fewer trains on the entire route between Amsterdam CS and Utrecht …

NS running fewer trains due to staff shortages; Disabled travelers heavily impacted
2 years, 2 months ago

NS running fewer trains due to staff shortages; Disabled travelers heavily impacted

NL Times  

From today, NS is running fewer trains on several routes due to major staff shortages. The fewer and more crowded trains combined with the NS staff shortages are making it almost impossible for people with disabilities to travel by train, interest group Ieder said to NU.nl. The cuts to the NS timetable disproportionately affect people with disabilities, who often can’t …

More trains back up and running, but some problems remain
2 years, 10 months ago

More trains back up and running, but some problems remain

NL Times  

NS expects most trains to run according to timetables on Sunday, although some routes still might be disrupted due to repair work from Storm Eunice, an NS spokesperson said. Arriva reported that there is no train traffic between Maastricht and Sittard due to storm damage. Due to repairs, there are also no trains between Tiel and Arnhem from 10 a.m. …

Fewer trains due to Covid absenteeism
2 years, 11 months ago

Fewer trains due to Covid absenteeism

NL Times  

NS is running fewer trains from Monday because it is struggling with staff shortages due to illness or because employees are in quarantine due to the coronavirus rules. On routes that usually have six trains per hour, NS reduces the schedule to four. NS previously said that fewer trains would make it easier to handle employees calling in sick. As …

Fewer trains, buses as Covid absenteeism rises
2 years, 11 months ago

Fewer trains, buses as Covid absenteeism rises

NL Times  

NS will run fewer trains from February 7 because more and more employees are home sick with Covid-19 or in quarantine due to the coronavirus rules. NS already started running fewer trains at night and during rush hour to compensate for fewer passengers due to coronavirus restrictions. Travelers' association Rover thinks NS is jumping the gun by already announcing it …

New NS timetable puts more trains in service despite decline in travelers
3 years, 1 month ago

New NS timetable puts more trains in service despite decline in travelers

NL Times  

Starting on Sunday, NS trains and busses will depart at different times as the public transport provider introduces their annual timetable changes. Along the route beween Rotterdam and Schiphol and between Schiphol and Nijmegen Intercity trains will depart every ten minutes. "It's true that for the current number of passengers the changes were not necessary," an NS spokesperson told NOS. …

NS adjusts train schedule over coronavirus; only 2 trains per hour
4 years, 9 months ago

NS adjusts train schedule over coronavirus; only 2 trains per hour

NL Times  

Dutch rail company NS is significantly reducing the number of trains running from Saturday, due to the coronavirus. From every station in the Netherlands, only two trains an hour will run in all directions, according to the new basic timetable. The international trains will also run according to a highly adjusted timetable, which depends on the policy abroad, NS said. …

NS expects record 36.7 million passengers next month
5 years, 4 months ago

NS expects record 36.7 million passengers next month

NL Times  

NS expects a record number of 36.7 million passengers in September, 1.7 million more than the same month last year. To cope with the increasing number of travelers, NS will run longer trains on the routes Den Haag-Leiden, Rotterdam-Amsterdam, and Den-Haag Eindhoven. Travelers will experience the most "rush hour nuisance" on the routes Haarlem-Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Utrecht Centraal-Amsterdam Bijlmer, Den Haag …

NS running fewer trains; more maintenance needed due to heat
5 years, 5 months ago

NS running fewer trains; more maintenance needed due to heat

NL Times  

NS is running fewer trains on three busy routes - the high speed line between Amsterdam, Schiphol and Rotterdam, between Amsterdam and Eindhoven, and between Eindhoven and Heerlen. The rail company is dealing with capacity problems because trains were exposed to the heat for a long time on Wednesday and therefore need extra maintenance on Thursday, an NS spokesperson said …

NS implements new train timetable
6 years, 1 month ago

NS implements new train timetable

NL Times  

Dutch rail company NS implemented its new timetable for 2019 on Sunday. The sprinter traveling between Den Haag Centraal and Gouda will stop at this station four times an hour. On Friday and Saturday nights an extra intercity train will run towards Utrecht, departing from Den Haag Centraal until around 00:30 a.m. Gouda seems to be the biggest winner in …

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