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The number of corona infections by the Omikron variant is increasing explosively. Yesterday there were no fewer than 112.278 positive corona tests. Many companies are faced with staff loss due to corona infections. We have already read in the various media that from January 21, the Dutch Railways will adjust their timetable as a precaution because more and more staff are at home due to corona or quarantine. There are fewer conductors, drivers and mechanics present and there are also fewer staff members who can quickly adjust the timetable in the event of an emergency. The scaling down of the NS timetable will take place in steps and all adjustments must have been made by 85 February. Then XNUMX percent of all trains will run at NS.

Other public transport companies are also struggling with staff loss due to corona and have to adjust their timetable as a result. Many public transport companies such as Connexxion, Arriva, RET and GVB had previously scaled down their timetables because fewer travelers used public transport during the corona crisis. Now they have to scale down their timetable even further due to staff loss due to corona. Bee RET Normally a metro runs every 3 to 4 minutes on busy routes, which has been scaled down to a metro every 3 minutes. On less busy routes, normally 2 metros run per hour, now that is XNUMX metros per hour. GVB buses and trams also run less frequently. Arriva has fewer trains and Connexxion is also unable to run the full timetable due to a staff shortage and has therefore had to adjust the timetable in the Amstelland-Meerlanden region. At the moment, with so many infections, it is almost no longer a question of whether you will get corona, but more the question of when you will get it.

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Travelers should check the timetable carefully before departure.
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