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 to AD. Three instead of five trains per hour are running on the high speed line, and four instead of six trains are running between Eindhoven and Amsterdam. "This change means that 92 percent of the trains now run on time", the spokesperson said to the newspaper.

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Nearly no trains will run in the Netherlands from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. on New Year’s Eve
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Nearly no trains will run in the Netherlands from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. on New Year’s Eve

NL Times  

There will be almost no trains running after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, as is usually the case. Evening trains will also run between the capital city and Haarlem, and NS evening trains will also run between Rotterdam and Utrecht, with extra stops at Amsterdam Bijlmer and Amsterdam Sloterdijk. Intercity trains in various directions will start extra early near …

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 …

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

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

NL Times  

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 …

Delayed maintenance work forces HSL trains to slow to a canter
6 months ago

Delayed maintenance work forces HSL trains to slow to a canter

Dutch News  

Speed limits have been tightened on the high-speed rail line between Amsterdam and Breda after track operator ProRail said defects in the design of five viaducts could have a greater impact than first thought. The design flaws first came to light two and a half years ago when ProRail discovered that the structure was too lightweight to cope with the …

Delayed maintenance work forces HSL trains to slow to a canter
6 months ago

Delayed maintenance work forces HSL trains to slow to a canter

Dutch News  

Speed limits have been tightened on the high-speed rail line between Amsterdam and Breda after track operator ProRail said defects in the design of five viaducts could have a greater impact than first thought. The design flaws first came to light two and a half years ago when ProRail discovered that the structure was too lightweight to cope with the …

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 …

Cracked bridges limit train services between A'dam and R'dam
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Cracked bridges limit train services between A'dam and R'dam

Dutch News  

ProRail has cut the number of high speed intercity trains between Amsterdam and Rotterdam to two an hour instead of the usual four because of track safety concerns. Intercity trains will have to reduce their speed to 120 kph, and in one place to 80 kph and international services will be slower, leading to timetable cuts, ProRail said. “We had …

Cracked bridges limit train services between A'dam and R'dam
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Cracked bridges limit train services between A'dam and R'dam

Dutch News  

ProRail has cut the number of high speed intercity trains between Amsterdam and Rotterdam to two an hour instead of the usual four because of track safety concerns. Intercity trains will have to reduce their speed to 120 kph, and in one place to 80 kph and international services will be slower, leading to timetable cuts, ProRail said. “We had …

Extra public transport to beaches this weekend as summer weather hits
1 year, 7 months ago

Extra public transport to beaches this weekend as summer weather hits

NL Times  

Due to the hot weather expected in the Netherlands this weekend, public transport companies are running more trains and trams toward the beaches. “As soon as it becomes well above 20 degrees, we see if we can use extra trains,” an NS spokesperson told NOS. Connexxion can’t run extra buses toward the coast due to staff shortages, a spokesperson told …

NS says staff shortages were at their worst in September
2 years ago

NS says staff shortages were at their worst in September

NL Times  

The consequences of the staff shortage at national Dutch railway NS were most noticeable in September. During that month, in which major adjustments were also made to the timetable, it was too busy and crowded on an average of 180 rush-hour trains per week. This does not include busy trains due to unexpected circumstances that took place on the day …

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 …

Fewer trains in Randstad area due to staff shortage at NS
2 years, 7 months ago

Fewer trains in Randstad area due to staff shortage at NS

NL Times  

Fewer trains will run at various places in the Randstad area on Saturday due to staff shortages at the NS. The NS travel planner reports 15 minutes as the average extra travel time. In order to incentivize people to work at the NS, a train simulator will be installed at a different station in the coming weeks. State Secretary Vivianne …

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 …

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 ready for Dutch Grand Prix
3 years, 4 months ago

NS ready for Dutch Grand Prix

NL Times  

The NS will use the same number of trains as previously planned during the Formula 1 in Zandvoort at the beginning of September, despite the fact that only two thirds of the original number of visitors may be present at the event. Travelers association Rover stated that fewer and shorter trains will therefore run elsewhere in the country and asked …

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 …

Dutch trains to start return to old timetables within 2 weeks
3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch trains to start return to old timetables within 2 weeks

NL Times  

Dutch national railway NS plans to gradually restart its regular timetables starting on May 3 less than a week after the government begins to ease lockdown restrictions in the country, the company announced on Thursday. All trains are expected to be running again by June 14, with the exception of the night trains and extra commuter trains normally intended for …

NS to speed up trains from Amsterdam to Berlin, Brussels
4 years, 4 months ago

NS to speed up trains from Amsterdam to Berlin, Brussels

NL Times  

Dutch national railway service NS is working on plans to cut train travel time between Amsterdam and Berlin and from Amsterdam to Brussels by about 30 minutes each. In a 2018 petition, around 6,500 passengers called on the Dutch government and the NS to create a four-hour high speed train route from Amsterdam to Berlin. Slashing travel time to Brussels …

Dutch provinces call for better train connections with Germany
4 years, 7 months ago

Dutch provinces call for better train connections with Germany

NL Times  

It is too difficult to convince travelers to travel between the Netherlands and Germany by train rather than by plane or car. The government needs to invest in more and faster trains between the two countries, a group of five provinces said in a letter to State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven of Infrastructure, the Telegraaf reports. According to the Dutch …

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 …

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. …

Fewer trains, busy rush hour due to snow
5 years, 11 months ago

Fewer trains, busy rush hour due to snow

NL Times  

A large part of the Netherlands is covered in snow on Friday. NS adjusted the train timetable due to snow still falling in some parts of the country. The adjusted timetable will be in effect until at least 10:00 a.m. NS warns travelers that the snowfall can cause delays, and advises them to keep an eye on the NS trip …

ProRail, NS want to run trains every 7.5 minutes
6 years, 1 month ago

ProRail, NS want to run trains every 7.5 minutes

NL Times  

ProRail, NS and other stakeholders believe that the railway timetable can be further increased to cope with passenger growth in the coming years. In a joint exploration of the future, they've established that with a few smart adjustments on the so-called high frequency network, they can run trains every 7.5 minutes, NU.nl reports. The route between Amsterdam and Eindhoven already …

NS to test high speed trains between Amsterdam, Groningen
6 years, 2 months ago

NS to test high speed trains between Amsterdam, Groningen

NL Times  

NS will experiment with high speed intercity trains on the route between Amsterdam and Groningen next year. If the experiment succeeds, the high speed trains may be included in the 2021 timetable. The experimental train will run between Lelystad and Zwolle at speeds of 160 kilometers per hour, instead of the current 140 km/h. Travel time between Amsterdam and Groningen …

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