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 will run fewer trains in February. "The fact that fewer trains sometimes run due to illness and quarantine is force Majeure, but cutting into the train supply with a blunt ax in advance is a completely different story," Rover director Freek Bos said.

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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 …

More late, canceled trains at 378 Dutch train stations
2 years, 4 months ago

More late, canceled trains at 378 Dutch train stations

NL Times  

The past few months were extra challenging for train passengers in the Netherlands. The number of late or canceled trains increased at 378 of the nearly 400 train stations in the country compared to pre-pandemic 2019. Breda station scored the worst, with thousands of trains arriving late or not at all, RTL Nieuws reports based on an analysis of data …

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. …

Pandemic hit NS harder than expected
3 years, 10 months ago

Pandemic hit NS harder than expected

NL Times  

The pandemic was even harder on NS than expected, according to annual figures the rail company will publish on Thursday. Instead of the 1 billion euros loss NS expected to, 2020 left the rail company with a loss of 2.5 billion euros, insiders told newspaper AD. The coronavirus and its lockdowns resulted in NS passengers halving last year, after a …

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 …

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. …

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