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On most lines there is no public transport at night. Services usually start between 5:00 and 7:00 on weekdays, a bit later on Saturdays, and even later than that on Sundays. Apart from quiet, rural lines, most services end just after midnight. Also there is no public transport from 20:00 on New Year's Eve. There is a night service on some train ...
The OV-chipkaart is a collaborative initiative of five large public transport operators in the Netherlands: the main rail operator NS, the bus operator Connexxion and the municipal transport operators of the three largest cities: GVB (Amsterdam), HTM (The Hague) and RET (Rotterdam), though all public transport operators in the Netherlands now use the system.
OVpay is a payment and integrated ticketing system for public transport in the Netherlands, currently only for journeys at the full OV-chipkaart fare. [1]With the introduction of the system in mid-2022, it will be possible to check in and out in several ways.
The OV-chipkaart (public-transport card) permits ticket integration and price differentiation. Travellers must be aware of the different operators; for off-peak pass subscribers, a station requiring an operator change may experience delays during peak hours.
The Zomerzwerfkaart or "Summer roaming card" is a special ticket only available during June, July and August, which allows the bearer to travel for a whole day in the Netherlands on public transport subject to the National Tariff System. This ticket, however, is not sold by Connexxion, but is nevertheless valid on the company's services. [2]
All public transport on the Dutch mainland (trains, metros, trams, buses, ferries, ships, etc.). [ 14 ] The OV-chipkaart was launched in 2002 [ 15 ] but only fully replaced the national strippenkaart of the 1980s for buses, trams, and metro trains in 2011, [ 16 ] and the paper ticket system for rail travel in July 2014. [ 17 ]
Ticket barriers for the OV-chipkaart at De Pijp metro station. The OV-chipkaart, a nationwide contactless smart card system, is the only valid form of ticket on the metro system. [53] It replaced the so-called strippenkaart system on 27 August 2009, after the two systems had run parallel since 2006. Ticket barriers have been installed in all ...
Railway network for public transport in the Netherlands Many trains are double-deckers Most distance travelled on Dutch public transport goes by rail. [ 8 ] Like many other European countries , the Netherlands has a dense railway network, totalling between 7,021 kilometres (4,363 mi) and 7,300 kilometres (4,500 mi) of track, [ 27 ] [ 28 ] or ...