Dutch Rail says it will need government support after passenger downturn
4 years, 7 months ago

Dutch Rail says it will need government support after passenger downturn

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State-owned national railway company NS says it will need government support to keep its head above water because of the impact of coronavirus on travel. A shrinking economy, the rise in home working and distance learning, and alternative forms of transport such as electric bicycles, mean the company is likely to post a loss of €4.7bn up to 2025, financial chief Bert Groenewegen told the NRC on Friday. The company said it expects to be able to save €1.4bn over the next five years and plans to thrash out a plan with unions and the works council in the coming period. Nevertheless, capacity will be some 40% of pre-crisis passenger numbers because of social distancing measures, the company said earlier.

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Dutch rail traffic falls flat across the country; Outage to continue at least to 4 p.m.
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch rail traffic falls flat across the country; Outage to continue at least to 4 p.m.

NL Times  

Railway traffic in a large portion of the Netherlands has ground to a halt, national railway NS announced. "All NS trains will probably not be able to run until 4 p.m.," the NS said. A ProRail representative said trains could be down for the entire day. "Many trains of the regional carriers will probably continue to run," NS said. “If …

Train passenger numbers dropped by half this year
4 years, 1 month ago

Train passenger numbers dropped by half this year

NL Times  

The number of people who took the train in the Netherlands this year decreased by more than half, Dutch rail company NS said on Monday. The plummet is due to the coronavirus crisis prompting people to work from home and stay at home as much as possible, according to the rail company, NOS reports. NS' main focus in the short …

Coronavirus decimates train travel but there will be more services next year
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus decimates train travel but there will be more services next year

Dutch News  

Despite the fall in the number of travellers caused by the coronavirus crisis, Dutch rail infrastructure company ProRail is expecting an increase in the number of services in 2021. Next year railway companies plan to add nearly 2,800 more services – for both goods and passenger trains – taking the total up to 2,172,187. ‘These new services have to be …

NS suffers €185 million loss despite gov't support
4 years, 5 months ago

NS suffers €185 million loss despite gov't support

NL Times  

Dutch rail company NS suffered a loss of 185 million euros in the first half of this year. Without support from the government, that loss would have been over a billion euros, NS said in the presentation of its half-year figures on Friday. In the Netherlands, NS received 351 million euros in government support, plus another 9 million euros from …

Dutch state railway to shed jobs in €1.4bn post Covid-19 efficiency drive
4 years, 6 months ago

Dutch state railway to shed jobs in €1.4bn post Covid-19 efficiency drive

Dutch News  

State owned Dutch railway company NS is faced with making cuts totaling €1.4bn and could shed 2,300 jobs because of the downturn in passengers due to coronavirus. News of the cuts was shared with staff on Monday, and jobs could be lost across the entire operation, although most will go at head office, broadcaster NOS said. The NS hopes most …

Dutch Rail says it will need government support after passenger downturn
4 years, 7 months ago

Dutch Rail says it will need government support after passenger downturn

Dutch News  

State-owned national railway company NS says it will need government support to keep its head above water because of the impact of coronavirus on travel. A shrinking economy, the rise in home working and distance learning, and alternative forms of transport such as electric bicycles, mean the company is likely to post a loss of €4.7bn up to 2025, financial …

NS expects major financial troubles in coming years
4 years, 8 months ago

NS expects major financial troubles in coming years

NL Times  

NS CEO Roger van Boxtel expects that the Dutch rail company will face major financial trouble in the coming years. Due to the coronavirus crisis, the majority of Netherlands residents are working from home, which means that passenger numbers plummeted and losses are mounting, Van Boxtel said in Op1. The government's instructions are also still that people should stay home …

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. …

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