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The new timetable as of December 15th, 2024 includes many changes to the international trains to and from the Netherlands, which I'll summarize in this post. Full details are also visible in the journey planners like at bahn.de. The current intercity Amsterdam - Brussels will cease to exist...

Source Surprising that Eurostar is now the first operator to put pressure via the media, as major works impacting international travellers have been taking place for a while already. Other than in surrounding countries, ProRail tends to shut down routes completely instead of running an adjusted...

According to a press release NS is investigating to run the Nightjets to Vienna and Innsbruck as two seperate trains in 2026... Plans are still pretty vague. NS now only has filed the request to run these trains with the Dutch Authority Consumers and Markets (which is mandatory to be allowed...

Recently I'm getting below error message every now and then when visiting RailForums. Might be something for the forum staff to look into?

As of tomorrow, NS introduces off peak advance tickets, called NS PrijsTijd-Deal. These tickets are available on all routes with "sufficient amount of quiet trains", but not for journeys to Schiphol Airport. Tickets can be booked earliest one month in advance till one day in advance. Depending...

Source: Treinreiziger.nl (in Dutch) Surprising news in my opinion as most of the ICR fleet is really showing its age and some have even had quick fixes to keep them running until ICNG has taken over all services from ICR at NS. So the carriages will require some refurbishment at least and...

Source: https://www.nsinternational.com/nl/nieuws/sneller-en-vaker-met-de-trein-naar-belgie Doubling the frequency makes sense in my opinion, as the current Amsterdam - Brussels service is at capacity and in desperate need of more capacity. Though this will already improve with the introduction...

Source (in Dutch) Regarding the route to Berlin Qbuzz has requested a route via Hengelo and via Arnhem, but they are planning to choose only one of them. Both trains would be a welcome relief to the current busy NS trains in my opinion. According to another article, they also want to compete...

Source (in Dutch) Seat reservations will be mandatory from the 17th of June till the 18th of August and are automatically added free of charge when booking a ticket as of today. As of the end of 2024, the first ICE3neo trains will run into the Netherlands, which will enable longer trains and...

Last Friday, the extension of the Rotterdam metro line B the beachside station Hoek van Holland Strand was opened for passengers. Together with the opening of the extension, the new Hoek van Holland Haven station was opened as well. This station now is no longer directly besides the ferry...

At multiple railways in the Netherlands, badgers digging their sett underneath the railway tracks have disrupted train traffic. As of the 13th of March 16.00 hrs train traffic between Workum and Stavoren was stopped as badgers had dug such a large sett underneath the tracks near Molkwerum, that...

One-and-a-half year after the first request at the Autoriteit Consument en Markt (the Dutch market authority) for permission, the open access night trains by Arriva Netherlands will start running in the 2023 timetable. As of December 16th, every night from Friday to Saturday, a night service...

2022 appears to be the year of uncommon incidents on the Dutch railways, today the third uncommon incident this year occured: Several photos of the incident are found in the article linked above. A video taken by an eyewitness can be viewed here.

A freight train operated by DB Schenker, carrying hundreds of brand new hybrid cars from Bochum, Germany to the harbour in Vlissingen, pulled down the overhead lines near Etten-Leur today. The sparks generated by this relatively minor incident subsequently turned this into a major incident...

As of the start of the 2024 timetable in December 2023, the first step for speeding up the IC Amsterdam - Berlin by 30 minutes will be taken. This first step involves shortening the journey time to 5 hours and 50 minutes. The shortened journey is among other things made possible by the ICE-L...

This afternoon a short-circuit occured during works in a high-voltage substation in Lelystad, which couldn't be stopped in time due to a failing safety mechanism. This caused the 150 kV power lines, running to another substation in Dronten, to heat up, smolder and expand. (Source: Omroep...

Today, NS announced they'll run 10% less trains in the 2023 timetable. Mostly due to shortage of staff, but the different world post-COVID also plays a role. Most changes are already introduced as of September 5th. In general the changes will the following: Routes with 6 tph will have 4 tph...

NS started today with the first phase of a tender for new Sprinter trains, the request for information. These Sprinters will be needed for an expected increase of passenger numbers in 2030, though current numbers are still at 80% of pre-COVID, and should enter service around 2027. NS requested...

The Zutphen - Winterswijk railway in the eastern Netherlands has been blocked by angry farmers tonight, who protest against a new law requiring a huge reduction of emissions of nitrogenous compounds. At Lichtenvoorde-Groenlo station, two diesel multiple units have been chained to the tracks. The...