Tag: PRO RAIL
NS asks for more money to prevent expensive train tickets, Chamber hesitates
The House was less accommodating than Koolmees seemed to hope. Several parliamentarians asked the NS director whether he could do more to save costs, for example by divesting foreign activities…
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…
Sky-high speeding fine for driving through a red light at the Bunnik railway crossing: ‘Change of behavior necessary’
In Bunnik, there has been a permanent speed camera at the level crossing on the Achterdijk for a year and a half, a place where things often went wrong. Road…
Travelers who do not feel comfortable during a protest at the station can go to a counter employee
Several sit-ins have been organized at the Utrecht station in recent months, with dozens of demonstrators present at each time. The non-violent demonstrations were peaceful, although there were slogans and…
Maarsbergen railway tunnel is delayed and becomes more expensive again
The costs of constructing the railway underpass are also increasing. ProRail expects to spend another 2 to 2.5 million euros on the tunnel. And the government and the province are…
Maarssen station not accessible to people with disabilities, elevator and escalator broken
The elevator and escalator have come to a standstill after flooding, a ProRail spokesperson said. The elevator shaft door is also broken due to vandalism. That is precisely a part…
Professional drivers involved in a quarter of accidents on the railways, ProRail starts campaign
The figures clearly show that commercial transport is increasingly involved in collisions at level crossings. For example, the number of collisions involving this group is not decreasing, while the total…