Dutch government to open international connections up to competition

Eurostar train in urban setting
Eurostar train in Rotterdam 2021, Dutch Railways (NS)

The Dutch ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management will allow competition on the international lines to Brussels, Paris, London and Basel, as well as the service between Amsterdam and Berlin. The move is not without criticism, most prominently from Dutch Railways (NS) itself.

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Author: Nick Augusteijn

Former Chief Editor of RailTech.com

1 comment op “Dutch government to open international connections up to competition”

Dr T|07.10.22|14:30

WHY call allowing other operators to use the railway tracks/infrastructure: Competition.
It is simply allowing other operators to use the railway tracks/infrastructure for use by other railway operating companies… irrelevant if state owned or private owned. The access fee is same as a toll road. The owners of the toll road use the road at NO COST but others who use it, pay a reasonable fee for the flight path slots and the electricity usage.

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Dutch government to open international connections up to competition

Eurostar train in urban setting
Eurostar train in Rotterdam 2021, Dutch Railways (NS)

The Dutch ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management will allow competition on the international lines to Brussels, Paris, London and Basel, as well as the service between Amsterdam and Berlin. The move is not without criticism, most prominently from Dutch Railways (NS) itself.

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Author: Nick Augusteijn

Former Chief Editor of RailTech.com

1 comment op “Dutch government to open international connections up to competition”

Dr T|07.10.22|14:30

WHY call allowing other operators to use the railway tracks/infrastructure: Competition.
It is simply allowing other operators to use the railway tracks/infrastructure for use by other railway operating companies… irrelevant if state owned or private owned. The access fee is same as a toll road. The owners of the toll road use the road at NO COST but others who use it, pay a reasonable fee for the flight path slots and the electricity usage.

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