Timetable 2025
In 2025, we will ensure more and better connections between regions, including earlier and later travel times, to further enhance your travel experience. On this page, you can find out what this means for you.
Plan your journey
Holiday timetable: 23 December - 3 January
Fewer people take the train during the X-mas break, From 23 December to 3 January, there will be fewer peak services on certain routes. NS will use the Sunday timetable on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
New Year's Eve.
Just like every other year, there will be no services after 20.00 on New Year's Eve, with the exception of Schiphol - Amsterdam Centraal services, which will operate until 22.00. Normal service will resume from 10.00 on New Year' s Day. Night services between Rotterdam - Delft - The Hague - Leiden - Schiphol - Amsterdam - Utrecht, with trains calling at Amsterdam Bijlmer and Amsterdam Sloterdijk, will resume from 01.00. As was the case last year, there will be night services between Haarlem and Amsterdam. This will also be the first year that trains will run between Zaandam and Amsterdam on New Year's. Intercity services from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven, Arnhem and Amersfoort/Zwolle will start earlier than usual. Early sprinter services to Schiphol (arriving before 06.00) from The Hague, Lelystad, Amersfoort, Alkmaar and Hoorn will run on New Year's Day.
International trains
There will be additional domestic train services on the Amersfoort - Amsterdam Centraal route just before or after the Berlin Intercity service on Friday 20 December to Tuesday 31 December to accommodate for domestic and international passengers. We ask that domestic passengers on this route look out for small changes to departure times and platforms. NS will not be allowed to operate these additional domestic services from 1 January, after which passengers are asked to avoid using international services for domestic travel.
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Want to know what the changes will mean for you?
2025 Timetable
The new timetable will go into effect on 15 December 2024 . It will mark a major structural change, responding to the future needs & wishes of our passengers and new infrastructure. It will also be the first time that we operate more services than during the peak in 2019, running at least 1600 additional services every week. In short, your journey will be faster, easier and more flexible!
View the most important improvements.
Challenges
We have big plans, but there are also challenges ahead. Long-term speed restrictions and the delayed supply of new ICNG trains continue to leave the HSL vulnerable. Trains running on the HSL can also impact on train traffic in other parts of the country. We are working closely with ProRail to find solutions, e.g. by increasing max. speeds on the HSL.
The many engineering works ProRail has scheduled for next year will also pose a challenge. Restrictions around Amsterdam may lead to longer travel times between the North of the country and Schiphol.
Wondering what's changing for you?
