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A Thalys train at Amsterdam Centraal A Fyra train in the Dutch countryside. High-speed rail service in the Netherlands started on 13 December 2009 with the dedicated HSL-Zuid line that connects the Randstad via Brussels to the European high-speed rail network. In later years improved traditional rail sections were added to the high-speed network.
The Netherlands has a rail network totalling 7,021 kilometres (4,363 mi) of track, [1] or 3,013 route km. [2] Three quarters of it is electrified, one third is single track. Railway lines are built in standard gauge , apart from a few narrow gauge industrial and recreational railways.
The V250 was a high-speed train operated as Fyra used for high-speed services. This train served the cities Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Brussels in Belgium or vice versa and serves as their terminus and the cities of Rotterdam and Breda along their routes. Today, all units are now sent back to Italy.(See parent page for details)
Railway concessions in the Netherlands (2018) Public-transport authorities in the Netherlands issue concessions for groups of lines: [8]. Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; Dutch Railways) – services the main passenger rail network (Hoofdrailnet), including limited night service
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. Below the train services are arranged by type, and for each type ordered by number.
Railway network. Number of tracks: 1=red, 2=blue, 3=green, 4=yellow. Maximum speeds on the railway network. The following list focuses on the routes taken by trains traveling on railway lines in the Netherlands.. A list including all the stops on the train routes can be found at Dutch railway services. [citation needed]
Reference speed of the line (10x the displayed digit in km/h) allows the speed increase to the indicated value (if absent: 125 km/h) when the rear of the train has passed the display. Speed restriction announcement: reduce speed to the indicated value (10x the displayed digit in km/h) before the speed restriction sign.
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).