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HOLLAND RAIL NETWORK
The best
way to see the Netherlands is by train. Perhaps you already have some
idea of the cities or attractions you would like to visit during your
stay. Train services in the Netherlands are very frequent, and
the Dutch rail network is the densest in the world with over 350
stations. You can therefore be sure the main Dutch attractions can be
reached easily by train. Between the main cities, services are
provided by fast InterCity trains, between the smaller cities and
villages by local trains.
In the
west of the country, you can count on at least four trains an hour
between major cities like Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht.
The stations are located in the very heart of each city, making it
easy to drop in for a visit. And even when you travel further in
Holland, you can be sure of at least two trains per hour between most
stations.
For your
international trips you can travel with Thalys (a high speed train
that links Amsterdam to Brussels and Paris, 5 times a day in about 4
hours). To Antwerp and Brussels you can take the InterCity train that
run every hour. From Brussels you can take the Eurostar, the European
high speed train, that takes you to the heart of London. For Thalys
and Eurostar you will have to pay a supplement. There are 7 direct
night trains from Amsterdam (respectively to Paris, Munich, Berlin,
Leipzig/Dresden, Basel/Bern, Vienna, Milan and in the summer to
Prague). Accommodations for night trains can be issued through DER. In
the summer there is an international train to Luxemburg (every
Saturday and Sunday). Nine EuroCity-trains run every day from
Amsterdam to Cologne, 2 going to Switzerland and 4 trains go directly
from Schiphol and Amsterdam to Hannover and Berlin.
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