Train Traffic Disruption at Schiphol: Updates, Delays, and Travel Restrictions

Train Traffic Disruption at Schiphol: Updates, Delays, and Travel Restrictions

Oct 4, 2023 at 7:37 AM Update: 8 minutes ago Train traffic around Schiphol will run according to timetable again on Wednesday morning. Due to a disruption, a large part of the train traffic around the airport and elsewhere in the country was paralyzed on Tuesday evening. As a result, some travelers were delayed for … Read more

The Controversial Rush Hour Charge: NS Must Reconsider and Find Alternatives

The Controversial Rush Hour Charge: NS Must Reconsider and Find Alternatives

Sep 26, 2023 at 11:38 PM Update: 13 minutes ago The NS must reconsider the controversial rush hour charge and come up with alternatives. Outgoing State Secretary Vivianne Heijnen (Infrastructure) does leave the door ajar for the possibility of charging different prices at different times. The House is not convinced. The NS wants to make … Read more

Overhead Line Repaired: Train Service Resumes between Meppel and Zwolle

Overhead Line Repaired: Train Service Resumes between Meppel and Zwolle

The broken overhead line that disrupted the train service between Meppel and Zwolle has been repaired. The train service has restarted. The NS expects that all trains will run according to timetable again from approximately 8:15 p.m. Due to the broken overhead line, train traffic was halted for a number of hours. Train passengers were … Read more

NS Switches to PZEM and Shell for Green Train Energy Supply: No Increase in Ticket Prices Expected

NS Switches to PZEM and Shell for Green Train Energy Supply: No Increase in Ticket Prices Expected

NOS NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 11:28 In order to continue running the trains on wind and solar energy in the coming years, NS is switching from Eneco to the Provinciale Zeeuwse Energie Maatschappij (PZEM) and Shell. Although NS will lose more, the company says it will not increase the price of a train ticket extra. At the … Read more

Train passengers stranded for hours due to technical defect between Brussels and Amsterdam

Train passengers stranded for hours due to technical defect between Brussels and Amsterdam

ANPTer illustration NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 01:03 Train passengers who were on their way from Brussels to Amsterdam last night were detained for hours. The train came to a standstill due to a technical defect near Antwerp, reports the VRT. There were about five hundred people on board. According to a spokesman for the Belgian railway company … Read more

Major Power Failure Halts Train Traffic at Rotterdam Central

Major Power Failure Halts Train Traffic at Rotterdam Central

ANPMore than a year ago there was also a malfunction at Rotterdam Central In association with Rijnmond NOS News•today, 12:18•Edited today, 12:31 A major power failure has almost completely halted train traffic to and from Rotterdam Central. The station is virtually inaccessible by train. The NS expects the malfunction until at least 3 p.m is … Read more

Students from Schopfheim High School Win State Prize for Film on Nursing Home During Nazi Era

Students from Schopfheim High School Win State Prize for Film on Nursing Home During Nazi Era

Three high school students from Schopfheim made a film about the district nursing home during the Nazi era. On July 4, they will receive a state prize in a history competition in Stuttgart. Three students from the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium in Schopfheim received state awards for their film “When the Gray Buses Came: How a Nursing Home … Read more

NS CEO Urges Government Action to Combat Aggression Against Railway Personnel

NS CEO Urges Government Action to Combat Aggression Against Railway Personnel

30 Jun 2023 at 09:15 NS CEO Wouter Koolmees urgently calls on the government to combat aggression against NS personnel. Railway employees are increasingly confronted with this. Koolmees wants the responsible ministries to take action. NS staff will be confronted with aggression more often in 2022, the NS announced in February. The transport company reported … Read more

NS Applies for New License for International Train Connections: Deadline Looms

NS Applies for New License for International Train Connections: Deadline Looms

ANPAn Intercity New Generation, which will soon be running between Amsterdam and Brussels NOS News•yesterday, 20:54•Amended yesterday, 23:12 After FlixTrain, Arriva and Qbuzz, NS has also reported to regulator ACM for a new license for international train connections. Tomorrow is the deadline for applying for international train permits and NS is afraid of missing out … Read more