{"id":122035,"date":"2022-03-07T12:14:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T11:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=122035"},"modified":"2022-03-07T14:19:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T13:19:38","slug":"rail-competition-brussels-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/rail-competition-brussels-amsterdam","title":{"rendered":"Competition in sight on Brussels-Amsterdam rail routes in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Brussels-Amsterdam<\/strong> by train? High-speed trains immediately spring to mind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/thalys-rames-capacites-rebondir-20211029.html\/\"><strong>Thalys<\/strong><\/a>. The current circuit <strong>eight times a day between the two cities in 1 hour 52 minutes<\/strong>. In comparison <strong>NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen), in cooperation with the Belgian railway company SNCB, connects 11 times a day.<\/strong> on average between the two cities. But with a direct journey time of 2 hours 49 minutes. And with a change in Antwerp: 2h43.<\/p>\n<p>As far as fares are concerned, for a journey taken at the last minute (for example, a booking made for the following day), NS\/SNCB Intercity is still more competitive than Thalys. Less than 50 euros for a single ticket in second class compared with 82 euros for the lowest fare available for a Thalys convoy. But with an extra hour added to the journey...<\/p>\n<p>However, competition could become more intense with the <strong>modernisation<\/strong> rolling stock and a <strong>new route<\/strong>. In an article published in SpoorPro.nl, a Dutch-language publication specialising in rail transport, NS reveals the future route of the Intercity trains.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #a71f31;\">Fewer stops and a new generation of trains<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>NS and SNCB want to alter the current train routes to make them faster<\/strong>. The convoys would then link <strong>Brussels South to Amsterdam South<\/strong> and no longer <strong>Amsterdam Central<\/strong>. The trains would then mark only one <strong>stops in Rotterdam and Antwerp<\/strong> to Brussels. This would mean eliminating stops at Breda in the Netherlands, Noorderkempen, Antwerp-Berchem, Mechelen, Brussels Airport and Brussels North.<\/p>\n<p>This streamlined service will enable <strong>future New Generation Intercity (ICNG) to run at 200 km\/h instead of 160 km\/h<\/strong> currently. Thanks to these measures, <strong>the 2.43-hour journey time will be reduced to 2.03 hours<\/strong>. This will bring the journey time closer to that of current Thalys trains.<\/p>\n<p>From 2025 onwards, the Amsterdam - Brussels route will be home to some of the twenty new ICNG trainsets. These will consist of eight <strong>410 seats, extra toilets and extra luggage space<\/strong>. The two rail companies will be consulting users to find out whether the future section will be well received...<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch railways NS are working on reducing journey times between Amsterdam and Brussels on Intercity trains. 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