Eindhoven Central is the new name from December
Eindhoven Station will be renamed Eindhoven Central Station. With effect from the new timetable on Sunday, December 15, Eindhoven Station will be given the addition Central. Amersfoort can also carry the designation.…
Offering toilets in trains is not an obligation
The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights has ruled on whether or not to offer toilets on the trains of Arriva, Connexxion and Hermes (Breng). The lecture…
NMBS / SNCB reports 4,1% passenger profit
The Belgian railways (NMBS) transported 129,6 million train passengers during the first half of this year. That is 4,1% more than in the same period last year. The number of national…
Departing CEO ProRail: 'Fear rules with the government'
It was not expected that Pier Eringa would quietly close the door behind him upon his departure from ProRail (he will become CEO at Transdev/Connexxion). “Government executives dare...
De Lijn lets almost 1 in 4 students…
For the second time in a row, De Lijn allows Flemish students who start primary school in September to travel free of charge by bus and tram for the entire month. Immediately…
Car parks at stations are increasingly paying
There is parking at more than 400 train stations, and at 53 stations you now have to pay to get rid of your car. This year, 6 parking spaces became or will become chargeable.…
Forum for Democracy to defend public transport
The provincial faction of Forum for Democracy has asked the provincial government to pay attention to Arriva's new plans. According to Member of Parliament Maikel de Bekker, there is a decline in…
According to FNV, Flixbus is rejecting all agreements in Eurolines…
The European long-distance public transport company Flixbus is closing the doors of its recently acquired competitor Eurolines, contrary to the agreements. This concerns the offices in Amsterdam Duivendrecht, Rotterdam and The Hague. The…
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets wants to touch Dutch Railways financially
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is currently continuing with attempts to make the Dutch Railways suffer financially for the Limburg public transport scandal from 2015, reports De Limburger. The…
German transport company Deutsche Bahn is considering an initial public offering of its…
The German transport company Deutsche Bahn is considering an IPO of its subsidiary Arriva, which would result in the company being listed on Euronext Amsterdam. Bloomberg news agency reported this on Monday evening based on…
NS orders eighteen new trainsets for IC cross-border connections
Photo: (c) NS/Quintus Vosman The NS has ordered eighteen new train sets from Alstom for the intercity to Brussels. This allows the railway company to use more modern and much longer trains on this…
More than 2,5 million people will soon pay for public transport with…
Soon, residents of Fortaleza, Brazil's fifth largest city, will be able to pay for public transport not only with a debit or credit card, but also with Bitcoin. More than 2,5 million people who…