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Trains at Rotterdam Central Station
Business
NS to introduce push notifications to inform peak-time travelers of quieter trains
27 August 2025 - 12:00
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Commuters waiting on trains and trams at Den Haag Central Station
Business
NS discounts tickets on emptier trains to encourage people to travel outside rush hour
15 March 2022 - 09:42
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Crowded train
BusinessInnovation
WiFi-tracking to improve NS' empty seat finding app
2 December 2019 - 08:58
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Passengers board a train to Vlissingen at Amsterdam Central Station, 19 Jan 2018
Business
NS cancels evening rush hour discount plans
5 November 2019 - 12:39
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Crowded train station in the Netherlands
Business
ProRail preparing measures to make overcrowded stations safer
10 September 2019 - 11:30
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Crowded train
Business
Most overcrowded train on Oss-Den Bosch route
27 August 2019 - 15:10
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Passengers cram into a train in Amsterdam after the Europa League finals match between Ajax and Manchester, 24/25 May 2017
Business
NS expects record 36.7 million passengers next month
26 August 2019 - 09:04
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Passengers cram into a train in Amsterdam after the Europa League finals match between Ajax and Manchester, 24/25 May 2017
Business
NS considering train ticket discounts for traveling outside rush hour
8 June 2018 - 15:30
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Passengers board a train to Vlissingen at Amsterdam Central Station, 19 Jan 2018
Business
Train ticket doesn't guarantee a seat, court rules
7 June 2018 - 10:10
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Passengers board a Brussels-bound train at Amsterdam Centraal, 9 May 2018
Business
Longer intercity direct trains on Dutch high speed line from January
9 May 2018 - 12:00
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Crowded train
BusinessInnovation
App to help commuters find seat on train in new experiment
10 April 2018 - 08:35
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Business
High speed trains could connect Amsterdam to Groningen, Leeuwarden
13 February 2018 - 12:10
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Passengers cram into a train in Amsterdam after the Europa League finals match between Ajax and Manchester, 24/25 May 2017
Business
Dutch rail claims improved on time performance, reduced crowding
29 December 2017 - 13:30
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Crowded train
Business
Overcrowded trains expected as summer holidays end
28 August 2017 - 09:40
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Crowded train
Innovation
Dutch railway to launch app for finding empty seats in crowded trains
3 July 2017 - 08:49
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Ajax fans watching the Europa League finals on the Museumplein in Amsterdam, 24 May 2017
Sports
Amsterdam police arrest 30 around Ajax's Europa League finals loss
25 May 2017 - 08:27
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Passengers cram into a train in Amsterdam after the Europa League finals match between Ajax and Manchester, 24/25 May 2017
Sports
Amsterdam travelers furious over poor train service after Europa League finals
25 May 2017 - 07:29
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Crowded train
Business
Overcrowded trains: Dutch railway NS headed to court
26 January 2017 - 09:38
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A NS Sprinter train near Moordrecht. 20 June 2020
Business
Nearly 7,000 complaints about new train schedule
19 January 2017 - 13:00
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Politics
MP: Let students use trains for free every day of the week
12 January 2017 - 10:30
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Crowded train
Business
Extra rush hour trains often delayed, cancelled
4 January 2017 - 09:34
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Crowded train
Business
New train timetables, bad weather anger commuters in record numbers
12 December 2016 - 16:40

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