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Many delays expected for rail travel and road users near Amsterdam-Zuid in 2025
3 days, 16 hours ago

Many delays expected for rail travel and road users near Amsterdam-Zuid in 2025

NL Times  

The project Zuidasdok in Amsterdam-Zuid is warning road users and train travelers that there will be a lot of delays in 2025. Construction is underway on renewing and extending the station Amsterdam-Zuid, along with widening the motorway A10 Zuid and the reconstruction of the node De Nieuwe Meer. Parts of the A10 Zuid motorway will be closed during the long …

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NS expands train schedule with major changes for 2024
1 week, 2 days 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 …

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Delays and detour at Schiphol all weekend due to track work
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delays and detour at Schiphol all weekend due to track work

NL Times  

Train travelers in Amsterdam can expect delays and detours throughout the weekend as work is being carried out on the tracks between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Zuid station. ProRail is improving the track at Schiphol Airport from Friday, November 8, to Sunday, November 10, and from Saturday, November 16, to Tuesday, December 3, NS reports. There will also be no …

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Amsterdam sex workers and residents march together against controversial erotic center
1 year, 2 months ago

Amsterdam sex workers and residents march together against controversial erotic center

NL Times  

Sex workers, business owners, and residents from De Wallen, the neighborhood in Amsterdam that includes the Red Light District, marched to City Hall on Thursday afternoon in protest against a proposal to shut dozens of windows used by sex workers. At their destination, the sex workers handed over their “Manifesto for the preservation of the Red Light District” to five …

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Dutch and Belgian railways to double daily intercity trains to Brussels by 2025
1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch and Belgian railways to double daily intercity trains to Brussels by 2025

NL Times  

The Dutch national railway NS and the Belgian national railway NMBS will double the daily Intercity train services between the Netherlands and Brussels starting in 2025. Lees https://t.co/ynpWpCRlke #icbrussel pic.twitter.com/pEvVTGpIML — NS International August 14, 2023 Furthermore, NS ordered new trains designed for the Amsterdam Zuid - Brussels Midi/Zuid route. Alongside the 16 trains operating from Amsterdam Zuid, a train …

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Hundreds gather to express discontent with Amsterdam's erotic center plans
1 year, 8 months ago

Hundreds gather to express discontent with Amsterdam's erotic center plans

NL Times  

Hundreds of Amsterdam Zuid residents again gathered in the RAI convention center for another discussion about the city’s plans for an erotic center. The committee will use the input from Monday’s meeting in its final report to the mayor, who will decide where to locate the erotic center along with the aldermen from the city's coalition parties. Several locals wondered …

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Amsterdam Noord also clashes with mayor over erotic center plans
1 year, 8 months ago

Amsterdam Noord also clashes with mayor over erotic center plans

NL Times  

Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema faced angry residents of Noord on Wednesday evening in a meeting about the city’s plans for an erotic center. Last month, Amsterdam announced three possible locations for the erotic center, two in Zuid and one at the NDSM Wharf in Noord. “Would you close the center again if over-tourism in the Red Light District does not …

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Amsterdam mayor clashes with locals over erotic center plans
1 year, 8 months ago

Amsterdam mayor clashes with locals over erotic center plans

NL Times  

Mayor Femke Halsema clashed hard with residents of Amsterdam Zuid about the possible arrival of the erotic center in the district on Tuesday evening. The gathering in the RAI was officially for Halsema to explain the city’s plans for the erotic center, but she mainly listened to complaints and accusations from about 400 angry locals to the point that she …

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Amsterdam residents, sex workers speak out against erotic center
1 year, 9 months ago

Amsterdam residents, sex workers speak out against erotic center

NL Times  

Around 250 people gathered in the RAI in Amsterdam on Tuesday evening to discuss the city’s plans for a new “erotic center” to relieve pressure on the Red Light District. The center will offer about 100 workplaces for a variety of sex workers and room for “care and safety, catering, entertainment, culture, and education,” the municipality said. Many sex workers …

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Amsterdam, Schiphol train disruptions to continue into early Tuesday morning
1 year, 9 months ago

Amsterdam, Schiphol train disruptions to continue into early Tuesday morning

NL Times  

People planning on using the trains to and from the Amsterdam area may have to consider other options on Monday afternoon and evening, as track and switching problems announced earlier in the day have not been fixed. The problems are largely due to a break in the railroad near Amsterdam-Zuid, another in Haarlem, and a broken switch near Amsterdam Centraal. …

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Morning trains around Amsterdam, Schiphol delayed & cancelled due to rail issues
1 year, 9 months ago

Morning trains around Amsterdam, Schiphol delayed & cancelled due to rail issues

NL Times  

Separate issues regarding defective train tracks and train signals were causing several problems on train routes to and from Amsterdam, said Dutch national railway NS and infrastructure firm ProRail. No trains are expected to run on the route between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Zuid for much of the morning, the organizations said. The NS also said that there will be …

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Travelers trapped behind closed gates as NS forgets to open Amsterdam Zuid station
2 years, 4 months ago

Travelers trapped behind closed gates as NS forgets to open Amsterdam Zuid station

NL Times  

NS forgot to open the two main entrances of Amsterdam Zuid Station on Thursday morning, leaving disembarking passengers stuck inside the station and departing ones unable to catch their train. The entrances on Gustav Mahlerplein and Zuidplein weren’t opened as usual this morning due to a communication error with the security company responsible for opening and closing the station, an …

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Traffic nightmare coming to Amsterdam: A10 Zuid closed for 11 days
2 years, 5 months ago

Traffic nightmare coming to Amsterdam: A10 Zuid closed for 11 days

NL Times  

Amsterdam is in for eleven days of a traffic mess starting in just over two weeks' time. "Normally, over 9,000 cars per hour drive in one direction here, which means that it cannot happen without hindrance," traffic manager Niels van den Brink said to the broadcaster. The city will deploy 300 yellow sign boards, over 1,000 traffic cones, 11 extra …

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Another location for possible Amsterdam 'Erotic Center' announced
3 years, 7 months ago

Another location for possible Amsterdam 'Erotic Center' announced

NL Times  

The city of Amsterdam said this week it would consider the Haven-Stad district as another possible location for a high-rise erotic center that could serve as an alternate location for sex work in the capital. After several years of trying to scale down the number of window brothels in the Red Light District, city leadership announced late last year the …

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Ad falls flat: Coca-Cola to remove 'inappropriate' Amsterdam tourism banner
4 years, 4 months ago

Ad falls flat: Coca-Cola to remove 'inappropriate' Amsterdam tourism banner

Dutch News  

Coca-Cola is removing a large pro-tourism advertising banner from scaffolding on the Marie Heinekenplein in Amsterdam, after a storm of criticism from locals. Gertrude van de Ven of local residents platform Bewoners van De Pijp said the ad had ‘completely backfired’. foto: @Jaap_Kooijman pic.twitter.com/P1gjSRCacR — Bewoners van de Pijp August 10, 2020 Coca-Cola told DutchNews.nl that the decision to remove …

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Ad falls flat: Coca-Cola to remove 'inappropriate' Amsterdam tourism banner
4 years, 4 months ago

Ad falls flat: Coca-Cola to remove 'inappropriate' Amsterdam tourism banner

Dutch News  

Coca-Cola is removing a large pro-tourism advertising banner from scaffolding on the Marie Heinekenplein in Amsterdam, after a storm of criticism from locals. Gertrude van de Ven of local residents platform Bewoners van De Pijp said the ad had ‘completely backfired’. foto: @Jaap_Kooijman pic.twitter.com/P1gjSRCacR — Bewoners van de Pijp August 10, 2020 Coca-Cola told DutchNews.nl that the decision to remove …

Inappropriate Amsterdam
Car Chase Through Amsterdam Ends in Crash at Streetlight
6 years, 7 months ago

Car Chase Through Amsterdam Ends in Crash at Streetlight

NL Times  

Two people were arrested after a wild chase through Amsterdam Zuid. The car involved was stolen earlier on Thursday and the chase started on Churchilllaan when the driver ignored a police instruction to pull over. The suspects sped across Stadionweg multiple times and also took on the A10 highway before crashing into a streetlight on Stadionweg. The two people in …

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