Holiday train timetable for Christmas and New Year
Last modified: December 19, 2024 3:00 AM
From 23 December to 3 January we'll be running fewer trains at peak times on some routes. On both Christmas days, trains will run according to the Sunday timetable. Regional carriers will also be operating adjusted services over the holiday period.
New Year's Eve
On New Year's Eve, as usual, no trains will run after 20:00, with the exception of Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Centraal, where trains will run until 22:00. On New Year's Day, our train services will resume at 10:00. From 1:00 am, the night network will be Rotterdam Centraal - Delft - The Hague Hollands Spoor - Leiden Centraal - Schiphol Airport - Amsterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal, with additional stops at Amsterdam Bijlmer and Amsterdam Sloterdijk. As last year, night trains will run between Haarlem and Amsterdam. For the first time, Zaandam will also have a night connection to Amsterdam on New Year's Eve. Around Utrecht Centraal, Intercity trains to Eindhoven Centraal, Arnhem Centraal and Amersfoort Centraaal/Zwolle will start extra early. Early Sprinters to Schiphol Airport (arriving before 6:00 am) from The Hague, Lelystad, Amersfoort Centraal, Alkmaar and Hoorn will continue to run on New Year's morning.
International trains
In order to provide sufficient space for both domestic and international travellers, we will be running extra domestic trains from Amersfoort Centraal to Amsterdam Centraal shortly before or after the Intercity Berlin from Friday 20 December to Tuesday 31 December. This may result in minor changes to departure times or platform changes on this route.
From 1 January, NS will no longer be allowed to run these extra domestic trains and we ask you to avoid using the international train for domestic travel.
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