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Intercity Direct, abbreviated to ICD, is a Dutch category of higher-speed train service, operating on the HSL-Zuid and connecting Amersfoort Vathorst / Lelystad to Amsterdam Zuid, Schiphol Airport, Rotterdam Centraal and Breda. Some services cross the border with Belgium, extending to Brussels-South. It is part of NS International.
Meanwhile, all 'Stoptrein' services on the main lines had been rebranded into 'Sprinter' services. International (high speed) services to countries such as Belgium, France and Germany are mostly operated by NS International and Thalys, although other operators have international services as well, such as Deutsche Bahn and Belgian Railway services.
NS International, formerly NS Hispeed, is a passenger railway operator based in the Netherlands that operates international intercity and high-speed connections to several European cities. It is a subsidiary of the Dutch state-owned railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).
As early as 1973, the Den Uyl cabinet discussed a high-speed railway line in the Netherlands. It was not until 1988 that the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) started three HSL projects, namely HSL-Zuid, HSL-Oost, and HSL-Noord (Zuiderzeelijn). The overall plan, called Rail 21, was approved in 1989, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the first ...
"Schiphol Plaza" is the main bus stop in front of the terminal building. Lines 180–199, 300, 341, 397 and nightlines N30, N90, N97 are operated by Connexxion. Lines 1 and 3 are operated by Arriva. Lines 361, 365, 470, 858 and nightline N70 are operated by Qbuzz. Line 369 is operated by the GVB.
The Intercity Nieuwe Generatie (transl. Intercity New Generation), or ICNG, nicknamed "Wesp" (Wasp) is an electric multiple unit trainset of the Dutch Railways.In addition to supplementing the existing intercity rolling stock, it will replace the Bombardier TRAXX locomotives and Intercityrijtuig [] coaches on the high-speed line between Amsterdam and Belgium.
Fyra International was an international high speed train service operated with V250 rolling stock between Amsterdam Centraal – Schiphol Airport – Rotterdam Centraal – Antwerp – Brussels, 10 times daily. Due to intensive problems with V250, this service only ran for forty days, between 8 December 2012 and 17 January 2013.
Brussels-South (French: Bruxelles-Midi (STIB: Gare du Midi); Dutch: Brussel-Zuid (MIVB: Zuidstation)); the Eurostar, Thalys, TGV and ICE international terminal The stations Brussels-North and Brussels-South are also linked by the North–South Axis of the premetro (underground tram) system, which runs through the city centre to the west of the ...