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 just take the car to avoid the overcrowded trains, Ieder said to the newspaper. People who need wheelchairs report not finding space in crowded trains, and people who need help getting in or out of the train often say they can’t find an NS employee anywhere.

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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 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 …

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 increases single ticket fares but drops some subscription prices
2 years, 2 months ago

NS increases single ticket fares but drops some subscription prices

NL Times  

The Dutch rail company NS will increase the prices for single train trinkets in 2nd class by 5.5 percent next year. For example, people who want to travel unlimited during off-peak hours will pay significantly more, with this subscription increasing over 10 percent from 107.90 euros per month to 119.95 euros. Tjaling Smit, responsible for train tickets and subscriptions within …

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 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 …

NS scraps all trains for Sunday evening; Optimistic about Monday morning re-start
2 years, 9 months ago

NS scraps all trains for Sunday evening; Optimistic about Monday morning re-start

NL Times  

Dutch railway service NS cancelled all of its remaining trains for Sunday, the organization announced. The national train operator had been dealing with a “technical malfunction” since noon that led them to cancel all trains initially until 5 p.m. That was then extended a few hours, as the organization struggled to overcome the problems. “Due to the enormous impact of …

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. …

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 …

NS wants to introduce drastic staff cut, 341 jobs at risk
4 years ago

NS wants to introduce drastic staff cut, 341 jobs at risk

NL Times  

The Dutch railway company NS wants to make drastic cuts in the number of employees at stations. The Dutch Trade Union FNV Spoor also states that the service and travel information should continue to be provided by people and that employees should not be replaced by machines or robots. Stations without NS staff are in line with the “increased digitization …

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 …

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 …

NS to eliminate up to 2,300 jobs in years ahead; Labor strikes feared
4 years, 6 months ago

NS to eliminate up to 2,300 jobs in years ahead; Labor strikes feared

NL Times  

National rail company NS is planning to scale back on as many as 2,300 jobs over the next several years, according to internal presentations obtained by the public broadcaster NOS on Monday. The move is part of an effort to cut back on at least 1.4 billion euros as the company faces plummeting demand following the outbreak of Covid-19 in …

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 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. …

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 …

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