NS employees: ‘Stopping ICE Basel is due to Deutsche Bahn’

Direct ICE Amsterdam-Basel will be a thing of the past from summer on
Direct ICE Amsterdam-Basel will be a thing of the past from summer on Rob Dammers/Flickr

Employees of NS paint a different picture to the Volkskrant regarding the discontinuation of the ICE to Basel (Basel) this coming summer than a spokesperson from the Swiss rail company SBB did earlier. SBB cited track maintenance as the reason, but according to NS employees, it is mainly due to reluctance from Deutsche Bahn.

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NS employees: ‘Stopping ICE Basel is due to Deutsche Bahn’

Direct ICE Amsterdam-Basel will be a thing of the past from summer on
Direct ICE Amsterdam-Basel will be a thing of the past from summer on Rob Dammers/Flickr

Employees of NS paint a different picture to the Volkskrant regarding the discontinuation of the ICE to Basel (Basel) this coming summer than a spokesperson from the Swiss rail company SBB did earlier. SBB cited track maintenance as the reason, but according to NS employees, it is mainly due to reluctance from Deutsche Bahn.

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Author: Emma Dailey

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