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December 23, 2019 | Main line

NS: More international passengers in 2019

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) reported a strong increase of international passengers in 2019, with the NS International subsidiary seeing a 13% increase in the sale of international tickets to four million.

December 19, 2019 | Main line

Abellio refused three-year extension to ScotRail franchise

ABELLIO's ScotRail contract is to be terminated in 2022 and it will not be granted a three year extension, Scottish transport secretary, Mr Michael Matheson, confirmed on December 18.

December 17, 2019 | High-speed

NS reveals expansion plans for London - Amsterdam Eurostar service

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has announced that the frequency of London - Amsterdam Eurostar services will be stepped up from three per day currently to four per day in 2020 and five per day in 2021.

December 11, 2019 | Technology

NS conducts first ATO test

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) conducted its first test of Automatic Train Operation (ATO) overnight between December 10 and 11. The test was undertaken with a CAF Sprinter New Generation (SNG) EMU between Swifterband and Dronten, a section of the Lelystad - Zwolle Hanseatic Line.

November 25, 2019 | Main line

Dutch set for faster IC services and Schiphol and Amsterdam Central redevelopment

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) plans to establish a fast IC Direct service from the southwest to the northeast of the Netherlands via Rotterdam Central, Amsterdam Zuid and Almere in December 2023.

October 11, 2019 | Main line

Dutch government to support return of international night train

THE Dutch secretary of state for transport, Mrs Stientje van Veldhoven, has agreed to provide a subsidy of €6.7m for the 2021-2024 period to support the reintroduction of an international night train service.

October 7, 2019 | Signalling

NS to start ATO testing this year

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) is to conduct its first trials with Automatic Train Operation (ATO) before the end of this year on the Hanzelijn between Lelystad and Zwolle using a modified New Generation Sprinter (SNG) EMU.

August 29, 2019 | Europe

Another summer of record growth for Dutch cross-border passenger traffic

FOR the third successive summer, international train services between the Netherlands and other European countries witnessed record ridership growth, according to Netherlands Railways’ (NS) subsidiary for cross-border passenger operations.

August 16, 2019 | Europe

NS reports strong first-half growth but warns of looming capacity crunch

GROWTH in passenger volumes on Netherlands Railways (NS) services significantly outstripped projections, according to the company’s first half results, which were released on August 16.

August 7, 2019 | Fleet

Netherlands Railways orders 18 ICNGB EMUs

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) has activated an option for 18 eight-car Intercity New Generation (ICNG) 200 km/h EMUs in addition to the 79 ordered and under delivery from Alstom. The new order is worth €200m.

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