No train service in the country’s west as railway workers strike continues
Employees of the Dutch Railways (NS) have gone on a 24-hour strike in the western provinces of the Netherlands, after ...
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Rail operator urges customers ‘not to travel’ on Friday as storm Eunice set to hit
In anticipation of significant high winds, train company NS has warned travelers and commuters that they will cut services from ...
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Groningen to test driverless trains
The province of Groningen will become a testing site for the development of a fully automated, self-driving train, the Groninger ...
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Train derailment at Groningen causes widespread delays
No-one was hurt during the derailment, though services between Groningen and Zuidhorn (towards Leeuwarden), and Groningen and Delfzijl are all ...
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NS returns to pre-pandemic timetable and rules
Facemasks are still required, and people are being asked to check how busy the train is before travelling Translated by ...
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Arriva wants to run a night train from Groningen to Schiphol- and is prepared to take on NS’ monopoly to do it
It’s not like NS can run anything past midnight anyway Transport company Arriva has plans for a night train between ...
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After six years, still no repair to trainline between Northern Netherlands and Germany
A ruined and collapsed section of the damaged ‘Friesenbrücke’ rail bridge was removed over the weekend Translated by Thomas Ansell ...
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Provinces of Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe; and Flevoland join together to ask for 9.5 billion for new rail links
The money would be used for the Lelylijn, the Nedersaksen line, and improvements to existing links Translated by Thomas Ansell ...
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Northern cities welcome prospects of new high speed rail line
After several years of false starts and re-allocated funds, the Lelylijn project might bring high-speed rail links to Groningen and ...
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New NS timetable connects Leeuwarden with Zwolle
The new timetable will save travellers around 10 minutes Translated by Thomas Ansell From September, travellers from Friesland will be ...
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