Dec 19, 2023 at 2:40 PM Update: 20 minutes ago
Major Dutch train stations are often better than their foreign counterparts. In a comparison of the fifty largest stations in Europe, Utrecht Central and Amsterdam Central both end up in the top ten. And yes, the amount of delay counted.
It research was carried out by the American consumer organization Consumer Choice Center, which assessed the fifty most visited stations in Europe. For the Netherlands, this only includes the stations in Utrecht and Amsterdam.
The researchers looked at opening hours, facilities such as shops, accessibility for people with disabilities, connections with other stations and how often trains are delayed. It is also important whether you can wait comfortably, whether taxis can easily find it and whether the information provision for travelers is in order.
At the very top of the list is the station in Zurich, Switzerland, followed at a considerable distance by the main station in the Austrian capital Vienna. Berlin Hauptbahnhof and the station in the Swiss capital Bern share third place. After that comes Utrecht Central Station. Amsterdam Centraal is also still in the top ten with eighth place.
Remarkably, the bottom five places are all occupied by German stations. The central station in Bremen scores the worst. As many as 39 percent of the trains there have a delay of at least five minutes.
According to the researchers, the reason why many German stations score so poorly is because the government launched a cheap train ticket last year. This allowed Germans to travel unlimited by train for 9 euros per month. This led to a large increase in the number of passengers, while the train system was not designed for this at all.
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2023-12-19 13:40:25
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