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In Austria the line from Linz Urfahr to Aigen-Schlägl is no longer connected to any other line.

Dutch long distance routes are sometimes not even crossing franchise boundaries as some franchises are incredibly large. But when they do cross boundaries it's relatively common for the documentation of the franchise to contain a list of routes that are tolerated by neighboring franchises as...

It always had: on the city center side one could walk via the bus station and around the shopping center. And there was a second entrance from the Jaarbeursplein for many years. Though the most attractive route has always been via the shopping center which therefore also was open overnight. And...

The last bridge is on the Betuwelijn by the way, not the Betuweroute. They do run mostly parallel, but the first one is for passengers and the latter for freight. And as of next Friday that bridge will not be accessible for pedestrians / bikes anyway for nine months as during reconstruction of a...

NS trains in the Netherlands even have timetables for Monday to Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday; though the difference is usually just that certain trains don't run on certain days. Journey times might be slightly extended (but not by a lot) as there are stations which are only served by a...

However, the strange part is that I saw a report of a blue Eurostar via Utrecht before the day it was mentioned they are now allowed to run via that route. Apparently there's something different when the go under the Channel further down the route.

Why wouldn't they be able to? I've seen reports of a blue Eurostar running a service to Paris via Utrecht so it's nothing technical preventing it. And now they're filling full trains in Amsterdam the previously existing issue of the secured half being at the wrong end in Brussels no longer...

In the mean time the cause of the cable fire was also found: a power cable, feeding the OHLE with electricity, was kinked causing it to short circuit and catch fire.

I think posting a photo or scan of the pass, like @rvdborgt already mentioned, might help us in determining what went wrong. As you mentioned having purchased the pass in December: couldn't it be the case that date restrictions applied to passes bought in the Black Friday sale? They didn't...

Yes, I got that email a week ago. But they seem to be marketing the automatic recharge more as recently a slide announcing this was also added to the information-displays of the buses in my region.

Thanks, made me look into it and it looks like my connection after the EC would be feasible in most cases. Are those ECs busy by the way (in first class) on a weekday? If not I might consider taking the 7.13 instead of the 9.13, as I only changed plans (and reserved the 9.13 one) to have a bit...

Then aren't scrapping them yet, they only have significantly reduced the number of ticket machines. There will remain at least one ticket machine per station. Though haven't read what is happening after OVpay is fully rolled out as the disposable chipcards from the ticket machine use the...

They will either need to use the app or use the website. With just the card number and serial number you'll be able to top up your card, there is no need for an account. The OVpas is, like checking in with your bank card, just a token and all information including credit on the card is stored...

The OVpas can be topped up via the OVpay app or website (or at a Primera store), so you don't need a ticket machine anymore. Buying an OVpas without credit on it is only possible via the OVpay website. Or in the future via NS together with a subscription.

Not weekly, but monthly: https://www.ns.nl/uitgelicht/nederland-dal-vrij "Nederland DalVrij" is a subsidised version of DalVrij, but otherwise pretty similar though not valid in international trains even within the Netherlands and no first class upgrade possible. And be aware it has a...

Things like hotel bookings are still more practical with a creditcard as it enables to guarantee your reservation without the need to pay in advance (which would be the case with a mastercard debit card). In my case the credit card also offers a discount when booking via Expedia (though my...

Apparently yes. I just had a look what a standard package for a bank account, online banking, savings account, debit card and credit card would cost at the most common Dutch banks and most are around €7/month. Some are slightly cheaper, others slightly more expensive but the difference is...

Well, I just use the credit card (as it has only the percentage charged, didn't write that clearly in my original post). Changing banks doesn't help much as all other large banks in the Netherlands charge a higher percentage than my bank. So in total there isn't much difference except for very...

My bank charges a fixed fee + percentage for debit cards and a (slightly higher) percentage for credit cards. So until a certain spending the credit card is actually cheaper.

For Switzerland I prefer to have some cash with me as especially for small payments the transaction fees are high compared to the payment itself. Tend to exchange in advance, ordering online so no additional fees are charged. And obviously it's always wise to check which card you use. Outside...