From Breda there are at present three Intercity Direct trains per hour on to Schiphol, however within the 2023 timetable that can solely be one practice per hour (the Intercity Direct from Brussels). The opposite Intercity Direct trains might be shortened to Amsterdam – Rotterdam. Vacationers from Breda to Schiphol ought to take the Intercity to The Hague for the remainder of the hour, after which change at Rotterdam Central to the Intercity Direct to the airport.
In concrete phrases, because of this the IC Direct trains departing from Breda at :15 and :45 might be cancelled.
Schiedam, Delft and The Hague
The stations Schiedam Centrum, Delft, The Hague HS and The Hague Laan van NOI lose their direct connection to Schiphol on the weekend, in addition to on weekdays after 8 p.m. There’ll then be solely two ICs per hour at these stations, and they won’t go to Schiphol. Vacationers due to this fact should switch at Leiden Central in the event that they wish to go to the airport. As a result of very brief switch time in Leiden, of some minutes, this isn’t a really dependable connection.
This modification will take impact on September 5, however might be made everlasting within the new timetable (at the very least till December 2023).
Dordrecht and Rotterdam Blaak additionally lose their direct reference to Schiphol on the weekend and after 8 p.m. on weekdays, however the affect is much less important there, as a result of most vacationers from these stations already switch at Rotterdam Central to the Intercity Direct to the airport. That saves virtually half an hour of journey time, though a surcharge must be paid for it.
Throughout the day through the week, a direct Intercity runs each half hour from Schiphol to The Hague Laan van NOI, The Hague HS, Delft and Schiedam Centrum. Since December final 12 months, there have been 4 direct trains per hour, however half of those have already been canceled this spring and people trains will now not be included within the new timetable. Since then, a direct Intercity to Schiphol has additionally been operating from Arnhem and Ede-Wageningen each half hour.
Almere, Lelystad, Hoorn, Purmerend and Zaandam
Different cities are additionally deteriorating when it comes to connections with Schiphol. For instance, Almere and Lelystad will solely have a direct Intercity to Schiphol twice an hour outdoors rush hour, and Hoorn, Purmerend and Zaandam can have an hourly service to the airport within the evenings and at weekends (as an alternative of the present half-hourly service).
Rotterdam Central
From Rotterdam Central, the variety of Intercity Direct trains to Schiphol will improve from 5 to 3 per hour through the weekend. On weekdays additionally after 8 p.m., which is now 10 p.m.
