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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.
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.
Reservation required. Some services terminate at Brussel-Zuid 9600 NS: Sprinter 's-Hertogenbosch - Vught - Boxtel - Best - Eindhoven Strijp-S - Eindhoven - Helmond Brandevoort - Helmond 't Hout - Helmond - Helmond Brouwhuis - Deurne: NS FLIRT 2x per hour Linked to Sprinter 4400 to/from Arnhem Centraal 11100 NS Nachtnet Eindhoven - Breda ...
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).
The Brussels-Capital Region is bilingual; hence, both the French and Dutch names of the station— Bruxelles-Nord and Brussel-Noord —are official. Outside Belgium, this often leads to the use of combined shorthands; for example in the Thomas Cook European Rail Timetable, Brussels-North is designated as Brussels Nord / Noord; NS (Dutch Railways) announce the station as Brussel Noord/Nord.
From December 2009, Thalys trains from Amsterdam to Brussels and Paris have run on HSL-Zuid. From December 2012 to January 2013 (40 days in total) the Fyra V250 trains ran on HSL-Zuid between Amsterdam and Brussels, only to have service suspended because of the poor quality (and safety risks) of the Italian-made trains. [3]
Due to technical problems with the model, this plan was scrapped. The NS has ordered 20 new ICNG trains for service on this route. [2] Between Brussels and Antwerp (47 km (29 mi)), trains travel at 160 km/h (99 mph) on the upgraded existing line (with the exception of a few segments where a speed limit of 120 km/h (75 mph) is imposed).
NS International - services international trains and domestic high-speed service. Foreign railway operators with NS authorization service several Dutch stations: DB Regio, including DB Regionalbahn Westfalen and DB Euregiobahn; NMBS/SNCB – Maastricht–Eijsden, as part of the Maastricht–Liège service; and also Roosendaal to Antwerpen and ...