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March 5, 2019 | Light Rail

Dutch start reconstruction of Amstelveen LRT

THE Amstelveen hybrid tram/light metro line linking Amsterdam South and Amstelveen Westwijk closed on the night of March 2-3 for conversion to a conventional tram line under a €300m project which is due to be completed by the end of 2020.

March 4, 2019 | Europe

International expansion drives NS revenue growth

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) is now generating almost half of its turnover from international operations, according to the operator’s 2018 financial results, which were published on February 28.

February 28, 2019 | Main line

Small Dutch stations to benefit from €65m improvement programme

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has unveiled plans to invest €65m in improvements at around 200 small stations across the country.

February 22, 2019 | Freight

Belgium cancels Captrain safety certificate

RAIL freight operator Captrain, Belgium, a subsidiary of French National Railways’ (SNCF) logistics division, has lost its safety certificate preventing it from operating freight trains on the Belgian rail network.

February 8, 2019 | Main line

NS and ProRail evaluate faster trains to Groningen

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) and Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail have carried out a test run to study the viability of accelerating services between the Randstad conurbation and Groningen in the north of the country.

February 7, 2019 | Europe

Dutch extend plans for high-frequency operations

TRAINS will connect nine major Dutch cities every 10 minutes by 2040 under plans unveiled by state secretary to the Ministry of Infrastructure, Mrs Stientje van Veldhoven, on February 6.

February 4, 2019 | Europe

SNCB reports record passenger number in 2018

BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) transported 243.9 million domestic passengers during 2018, an increase of 8.6 million compared with 2017 and a record for the national operator.

February 1, 2019 | Main line

CD ridership hits record high

CZECH Railways (CD) announced its full-year 2018 ridership figures on January 29, revealing passenger numbers have increased by more than 4.5 million to reach a record 179.2 million.

February 1, 2019 | Europe

Performance of NS services on HSL South worsens again

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has introduced a special compensation scheme for passengers using IC Direct trains on the HSL South high-speed line following an increase in the number of delays and failures on the premium service, which links Amsterdam with Rotterdam and Breda.

January 30, 2019 | Main line

RegioJet ridership and revenues reach record levels

PRIVATELY-owned Czech passenger operator RegioJet carried a record 9.7 million passengers on its services in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria last year, a 29% increase compared with 2017.

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