Tag: NS
NS is considering making train tickets 10 percent more expensive, Rover wants politicians to take action
The NS already increased most prices last year by 4.3 percent, more than the inflation of 3.8 percent for the whole of 2023. But in the years before that, the…
NS introduces a special code for a joint travel discount: ‘I have already heard all the excuses’
Chief conductor Willem Bax (59) has been checking travelers’ train tickets for 35 years. He is one of the NS employees who devised this code in a working group. In…
More violence against NS employees again: the number of incidents has been increasing for years
Utrecht – The number of NS employees who became victims of violence increased again last year. That reports The Telegraph. Since the corona crisis, aggression against NS employees has been…
Busier trains and longer travel times: fewer trains between Utrecht and Amsterdam from today
The adjusted timetable applies from today until Monday February 26. Work will then take place on tracks 2 to 8 on the east side of Amsterdam CS. On February 14…
Fewer trains during spring break: ‘Travel around or outside rush hour’
The adjusted timetable applies from today until Monday February 26. Work will then take place on tracks 2 to 8 on the east side of Amsterdam CS. On February 14…
More sprinters in the Utrecht region: NS adjusts timetable
Travelers club Rover, one of the organizations that will advise on the plan, is happy with the extension of the timetable, which had been cut back due to corona and…
Many victims of major train disruption at Utrecht Central Station are asking for money back
Traveler organization Maatschappij Voor Beter OV says that train traffic on several routes was partly due to “the far too complicated personnel schedules of drivers and conductors”. A spokesperson for…
Trains at Utrecht Central Station are running normally again, but may be busier and shorter
Yesterday, around 5 p.m., there was a power outage at Abcoude. As a result, train traffic around Utrecht was disrupted. The fault was resolved around 9 p.m. and the trains…
Train traffic restarted after disruption, ProRail and NS expect to get travelers home again
The ProRail spokesperson describes the situation at Utrecht Central Station as “busy, but not unmanageable”. “I expect that we will be able to bring all stranded travelers home tonight.” The…
Aggression against NS personnel every day: trial with body cameras for chief conductors and service employees
The participants in the trial, who have registered voluntarily, can turn on the camera in “difficult situations”, according to the NS. According to the rail carrier, aggression and intimidation of…