The Netherland's FAMOUS double-deck train has THIS big problem...​ 

Dutchie here. What you're really paying for when you buy 1st class tickets is the guarantee that you'll be seated in a section that isn't overcrowded during rush hours 😂 Otherwise there really isn't that much of an upgrade between 1st and 2nd class.

One of the reasons why most NS trains don't meet the expected sanitary standards as of late is lack of personnel. Last I checked the company was looking for at least 20,000 new staff members, mostly stewards and cleaning personnel.

A shame you got the old dirty original '90s version instead of a cleaner and more modernized refurbished. It's unlucky too. Most VIRMs are refurbished by now.

The "soap powder dispenser" is actually a soap mill. You have to turn it by hand to shave off soap from a solid bar of soap inside, so you need a lot of turns to get a meaningful amount of soap. Provided that there actually is a soap bar in there of course. Outside of trains (some German trains have them, too), the last time I saw soap mills was in primary/elementary school, back in the Seventies.

yea this is pretty much how i expected this review to go, i ride the virm almost everday. the trains are find to get to work and back. the seat are nice. the luggage issue is quit known. esspecially on the trains to and form Schiphol, there is just no where to go with a big suitcase. and the dirtyness is also sometimes annoying. the NS has been struggeling with this for a while and it has got a lot worst during and after corona. during rush hour these rains can be supidly full.

A few things (as a Dutchy) - These trains have been overhauled, and unless I am mistaken, you travelled on a train that wasn't overhauled yet (the striping on the outside is different). - Fun fact: In the original versions of these trains, there used to be a trolley service that sold drinks and snacks, to accommodate this there was a small lift in between the stairs going up and down from the balcony area (where you get in). As the trolley service wasn't a success, they cancelled it and the lifts were removed in the newer designs. - As others have pointed out: It's Laan van Nieuw-Oost Indië not Oosteinde (noi would not make sense then) - I personally have never travelled first class on any Dutch trains for the simple reason that the extra price isn't worth it. Most people I know will only ever travel first class if they can get their employer to pay for it. - There is also another type of double decker train in use (DDZ), that were originally mostly used for stopper services. (they have all been overhauled as well) - The times listed on the platform boards are always departure times, not arrival times, don't let those fool you into thinking your train arrived early :) (It might have done, but you'll have to look it up in the official time tables) - The toilets aren't usually this bad, at least not on the lines I would travel....but the overall hygiene is a problem as usually the turn around for trains is very short.

If multi-level stations impress you, you should visit Antwerp. The station has 3 levels with tracks, and at street level, there's a gallery with shops. And of course, the station building is one of the most beautiful in the world.

Just some information. The current Haarlem station is actually the third station that was build in Haarlem and opened in 1908. The first station was build in 1839 at the place where the big maintenance workshop is before the bridge over the river. And the station in Den Haag is called Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië, not Oosteinde (that was the old name)

There are a few remarks on this video: - Nowadays you can acces the station using your debit or credit card. When checking out with the same card, the travel fare will be debited from your card at the end of the day. This system called OVpay can be used all over the country on all public transport. - Almost all VIRM trains are refurbished, this is an old one wich is not refurbished yet. The new one is definetly better. - The first station in Den Haag (Laan van NOI) its name is actually: Den Haag Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië ('Avenue of the New East Indies') - The other station in Den Haag (HS) its name is actually: Den Haag Hollands Spoor, wich got its name from a former railway company merged in to NS.

Great video, great pronunciation and great info. I do feel the urge to correct you on Den Haag. It is true this is the seat of both government and parliament and this can be confusing as it is not a capital city (not even a shared or a secondary one). There is only one capital city and this is Amsterdam as defined by the Dutch constitution.

You mentioned this as long distance train , but it is practically commuter train as well . Acrtually this is one option I use from my commute from Den Haag to Amsterdam .

I love this channel mainly because he's not one of those vloggers who is constantly talking loudly into the camera while being a menace to the others while doing it. The footage is outstanding, the speech, the script, everything is top notch. Keep it up man!

Damn, you got the one train they haven't modernised. That's a shame to be fair. If you got the new train, they would be much better in my opinion.

I’ll never understand the “thrill” of defacing/trashing property that doesn’t belong to me. 🤔. I agree, Matt, cleanliness is definitely NOT NS’s strong suit. 😒. To me, there’s just no excuse for uncleanliness but then again I’m Swedish 🇸🇪 so … 🤣🤣

Thank you for this good presentation. As a resident of the Netherlands, I can say that ticket prices keep going up, while cuts are made in services. The result is the dirt in the train and missing staff to ask questions and so on.

I love how £28.22 for a fully flexible first class ticket is expensive 😂 that would be incredibly cheap in the UK!

11:10 in 2nd class, you can put suitcases in the gaps between the seats that face away from each other. In the modern DDZ double deckers, the little food and drinks trolley elevator space (there used to be an airplane-style food and drinks trolley on longer journeys, which necesssitated a little elevator in double deckers) has also been converted to a compartment for suitcases. In the VIRM this space has been converted to passenger space. Since not too many people travel with suitcases, this is usually enough. It has to be said that many people who do travel with big luggage, don't use those compartments but elect to keep them by their side either on an empty seat, or in the aisle.

You make solid efforts on pronounciation but you're often still some steps away from nailing it. ;-) I must agree that cleanliness and NS just don't go together; and trust me, I've been riding these trains from the mid-70's - they never did. "Absolutely disgusting" is the usual standard. This does have a lot to do with the general mindset/behavior of the people riding these trains - all those people saying The Netherlands is generally such a clean country, either have never been here; or remember their visit way back in the late 1950's.

Compared to other European countries, the first class in NS trains offers very limited extra value over second class, while being a whopping 70% more expensive than second class. In this case, you got VIRM 4, which has the worst first class seats of all first class intercity trains, and will be the last generation to be refurbished in the future. The older generations 1 and 2 have been refurbished and are excellent right now. The very old but very reliable and comfortable ICM stock (built in the 80s) were refurbished around 2005, they offer lots more comfort in first class than this 2009 VIRM 4 stock. First class in regional Sprinter service is a laugh: the seats are exactly the same as second class, but the upholstry is red. First class always costs exactly 70% more than second class, in this case you get the same seats... Having first class is nice, but I don't think it offers enough value in The Netherlands. Especially compared to the ICE service between Amsterdam and Frankfurt, or the Thalys service to Paris, where second class is as luxurious as first class in an NS intercity train. The new ICNG trains serving on the high speed line are way better than the VIRM trains, but still too expensive for what you get. And don't forget the extra 'toeslag' you must pay on the platform: a fixed fee for traveling on the high speed line.

Great video! I've been using the Dutch trains on an almost daily basis since 2020 (when I started studying in Leiden & Delft) until very recently when I got a studio in Leiden. I used to travel from Alkmaar to Leiden, which is always in two parts. 1) Take a 'sprinter' (train that stops at each station) to Haarlem and 2) from Haarlem, take an intercity to Leiden. Around the time of Covid (march 2020 until roughly august 2021) the trains were actually not that bad. Sure, you had to wear a face-mask, but with most people working from home the trains wouldn't be so filthy. There were very few delays (I'd say roughly once every 3 weeks) and if there were, they weren't quite as significant. Now, after Covid blew over and people started taking the trains more again, things got worse. Much much worse, it isn't even funny. The 'filth' you saw? Yeah, that's clean compared to how trains normally look (except the bathrooms, but in my 3 years of taking the trains I've never even dared to set foot there). Oh, and how about the delays? Much more frequent. So much so, that from august 2022 I've been counting them (only on my route) and can confidently say that every week there would be at least one big delay. I'm talking 30+ minutes. Some highlights are: Trying to get back from Delft after a long day of studying. Trying to take the train from 19:00, but due to problems with the signals there were no trains travelling. I ended up having to take a train from 23:00, and got back home 1:30. Keep in mind, next day I had to get up again at 5:00. Another 'fun' one, was quite recently, when their logistics were so god awful that a passanger train slammed into a crane (luckily I wasn't on that one). The entire train ended up derailing and ended up in some field. It ended up being international news. (Credit where credit is due, there was only 1 death, that was the crane operator, everyone in the train made it out alive, so the trains are quite sturdy, I'll give them that). Another 'fun' example was when I had to get back from Leiden and there was a disturbance from Haarlem to Alkmaar, which would end up not being fixed until the day after. Then there is only one other way, that's a detour via Zaandam. Guess what? Another disturbance on that one too. And you guessed it! Would not be fixed until the day after that! I literally couldn't get home via the trains. A bus would take about 5 hours so yeah, now what? Luckily my parents could pick me up from Haarlem, otherwise I would have been screwed. Finally, I'll add that not only the trains are awful nowadays, but some of the people on them as well. I've literally had 3 consecutive days of a trains being cancelled because annoying ass people would cause disturbances. I've seen cops being called to get these people out, because the NS doesn't have enough security. Quite logical, because NS staff is pretty underpaid, (so much so that there were national strikes), but even after the strikes there still isn't enough staff. I want to make clear that I don't bear any grudge to the actual staff of the NS, that keep the (limited amount of) trains running. My gripes are purely with the executives of this absolute joke of a company.

There's definitely a problem with cleanliness, but honesty, i think you let passengers off the hook a bit too easy. While there should be more cleaning staff including while the train is on the move, i've seen trains quite literally leave the sidings, cleaned and restocked, turned into a pigsty before it reached the first terminus (on average, a Dutch train will fo at least 4-6 return trips a day). And with the very limited layover time, there's only so much you can clean... Combined with a lack of cleaning (and other) staff, you get this. And i have seen it worse (spilled soda, entire picknicks just strewn all over the place...), this was actually fairly mild in comparison...

Kinda sad you got the oldest VIRM (which are often also pretty dirty). You can recognize if it's a refurbished one by the livery, a blue band going over the upper deck's is the oldest one. The one's with a (lighter) blue band going over the bottom deck (and around the door's) is the 1st refurbished variant. The one's which have a blue roof with a completely yellow/orange-ish painted side with a big white NS logo are the newest one's (we call them VIRM Flow cause of that livery) And the max speed of 140km/h is because of the old Dutch safety system (ATB) which does not allow for higher speeds. They're working on implementing ERTMS so our trains can run at 160km/h on the tracks which are already made for those speeds (like the track between Amsterdam and Utrecht)

I know that the UK can’t have double decker trains because of bridge height restrictions but these double decker trains are massive and can handle more passengers.

Second class is almost the same as first class AND most people who regularly travel on trains have the 40 percent discount added to their OV card. (I do and it saves me a LOT of money) I traveled from my sister who lives near Leeuwarden to Zaandam last weekend and it costed me 17 euros one way. A three hour journey of a few hundred km. I agree many of the older trains are dirty, however the recently reversed double deckers look great. (For now)

The boxy "modern" entrance destroys the elegant facade of Amsterdam Central.

As a Dutch person I've traveled in these many times and I can't keep count on the amount of piss ponds in the toilets I have found in these VIRM's, clean isn't in the book for NS. And when I saw that older German coaches have basic things as comfortable seats and sockets in 2nd class I realised how bad our trains are. Unfortunate...

I liked that your arrival was at 12:17, exactly the length of the video.

Sadly the ns has serious manpower shortages, especially when it comes to cleaning staff, ticket inspectors and other on-the-floor type of crew, and it is showing. And about the price, at off peak times you can get 40% off the ticket price for 5 euros a month, or when traveling with someone who has the discount.

Its a shame that NS takes such little care of their trains. I guess thats one thing they have in common with DSB back in Denmark where I'm from. Also I'd love to see a review on the ICNG trains. Speaking of DSB btw, if you get the opportunity, reviews of the Danish IC3 and our IR4's would be really nice. They're both Danish "Rubber nose" trains, with one being diesel and the other electric, and with different interiors. The IC3's run on most domestic Intercity and Lightning train services in Denmark, as well as some regional lines like those to Nykøbing Falster. While the IR4 is easy to find on the hourly Intercity route to Esbjerg, and every 2 hourly Lightning train to Sønderborg where it runs conjoined with IC3 DMU's for part of the route going to different destinations.

Was this train not accessible? You didn't mention either way, but if the only choice was steps up or steps down, then presumably not. And yes, of course I'd like to see a video on the high speed service!

You need to give the soap dispenser 2-3 full turns, so it can scrape off the dry soap inside - if it‘s filled and working correctly. In case you want to see how it looks on the inside, enter Sapor soap dispenser in the search. 😊

Would love to see a video on the ICNG. Very curiously awaiting the DSB version here in Denmark for 2025.

Reliability is great on those compared to the other trains running in the Netherlands. Comfort on that specific seat layout is actually better in second class if there is room to take up 2 seats. You get less slippy fabric and no armrest (that is too low for practical use) in between the seats. Although there are better seat layouts on some of the VIRMs. The cleanliness is abyssmal on all the trains, ocassionally one gets forced out of comission for cleaning because it is deemed too dirty. One can only attempt to fathom how bad it must have been for that to be the case.

Being to netherland in 2018 and surpised indonesian train was better than ducth railway althought our emu and coachest was build in the 80s. Idk why most of european train/station include the netherland have a lot of vandalism

I travelled a few times through the Netherlands, and I made the same experience. I really like NS for being very reliable and on-time. But the InterCity's current state is embarrassing. One would never expect that from such a modern country. The trains are oftentimes dirty from outside and inside. I wonder if they even clean the trains once per week (from inside, from outside obviously not, they look as though they had never been cleaned). Considering the pretty high price for tickets, this is unacceptable.

I disagree with almost every comment you made, I feel the Dutch trains are awesome, granted it would be nice graffiti free but you can't have everything, and your pronunciation of Dutch is triggering as an Englishman learning Dutch its horrific.

As a Dutch person, I actually prefer the older Koploper and Hondekop single deck trains, they have more space in 2nd class, and as they generally run in the east and not in the randstad, where people are a bit more civil still, they are a lot cleaner. One thing I see a lot from international people, Den Haag ('s Gravenhage) is NOT "another capital", Amsterdam is the only Capital of the Netherlands. 's Gravenhage is the seat of the government, that does not make it a capital.

Lol that hideous entrance they stuck onto Amsterdam central. Shame to that architect and the people that allowed it. No good reason The problem with the NS trains are that the never prioritise the client. As you show, the trains are dirty, often overcrowded. They now are considering invoking a peak tax. Making you pay extra during rush hour. This goes directly against the most basic principle of public transport itself. Another reason they suck so much is because they spend nearly all of their budget on creating new train models instead of improving and fixing the old ones or god forbid their ancient payment machines at the stations. Checking in inside the train is still not an option and the conductors are always more taken up by making sure the peasant pays the huge fees than whether they have a good ride. This all stems from the fact that the company NS was privatised. A PUBLIC transport company should never be owned by PRIVATE companies. How do you honestly expect that to turn out well.

I'd love to see a video on the Wesp. I'm Dutch myself, so I already knew about everything you showed in this video. I can also confirm that you've had a very average journey/train. Also, your pronunciation is very good! The only thing which isn't pronounced correctly is at 3:07, but most things were spot on. And with the number of Dutch names/words you've said it's really impressive that just one of them is not really correct. I really appreciate it when people put some time into learning the proper pronunciation of things :D

2 Capital cities? Den Haag is the seat of government, not 1 of 2 capital cities. Amsterdam is the only Capital.

regarding the "powder-soap dispensers that i can never really figure out": i personally actually really love those (the soap feels really comfortable imo) - if they're not empty, that is. about not being able to figure it out: just rotating the wheel thingy while placing your hand below should do the job.. you tried that, right? (i'm not from the netherlands, but we have something that looks just alike in austrian double-decker commuter trains.. and, well, the soap dispensers do tend to be empty a lot..)

for all the criticism that American trains get, I've never seen Amtrak or Brightline this nasty 🤢

Great video, however my own personal experience on them is they seem to need a good clean both inside and out. For once even trains here in Inverness seem to be much cleaner. At least ScotRail attempted to wash their trains. Graffiti and general dirt seem to be common on Dutch trains

If ur a student in the Netherlands u can also ask the government for a little "Studenten OV" (Student Public Transport) card that will make the cost of traintravel a debt, BUT if you get your diploma (dagree) within 10 years of getting the studenten OV then the debt will be revoked, which basically makes public transport free for most students in the Netherlands, busses included. As long as you get ur diploma within 10 years. You do pay in the weekend but its 80% off. (you can also choose to have the "Free" trips in the weekend and pay 80% off during the schoolweek)

I noticed a couple of things in your video (apart from the pronounciation). For Amsterdam Centraal you mentioned the trams and metro. The station is also served by many bus routes. The bus station is on the IJ side of the station. Not to foget the externsive ferry system too. You referred to Den Haag as the second capital. Amsterdam is the capital, Den Haag is the seat of government. That does not make it a second capital.

I feel it's necessary to point out that despite the fact that the entire Executive and Legislative arms of the Dutch Government are located in Den Haag, it is not considered a capital. Amsterdam is, both culturally and legally, the sole capital of the Netherlands.

NS in general is way too expensive for what it offers. Also, the soap dispenser is classic! If you turn the knob it dispenses powered soap.

A small correction: it's "Den Haag Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië", rather than "Den Haag Laan van Nieuw Oosteinde". Both streets exist, but the name of the station you mentioned is unfortunately incorrect...

I often use the Dutch railways and always appreciate their punctuality and reliability. In contrast to that, however, is the condition, or rather, the cleanliness of the trains. From the outside, the trains are usually dirty, and the interiors are covered in graffiti. I try to avoid the toilets as much as I can, and I have never seen clean compartments or seats, regardless of whether it's first or second class. It's always a mystery to me since the Netherlands is otherwise a clean country with exemplary quality standards.

The Netherlands continues to suffer financial losses from the railway company NS, as indicated in the half-yearly results presented last August 10. The positive news, however, is that there is some improvement compared to last year. In fact, the operating loss went from 225 million to 26 million euros. The company calls these results "still insufficient to ensure a healthy financial situation for NS." For this reason, the coming years will remain "a financial challenge," the company said. CEO Wouter Koolmees refers to the changes in travel habits: “In the Netherlands we are returning to travel more often by train, but we still have fewer passengers than before the pandemic. This is also reflected in our financial performance. The social task remains of essential importance, but financially it continues to involve losses”. On average, during a working day, around 1.1 million passengers use the train. Before the pandemic, there were 1.3 million.

When these trains were introduced a new feature was there were no windows that could be opened, and it was kind of airconditioned. Until then trains could be very hot in summers, and, regardless temperature people had different preferences about ventilation, so often discussion arose about opening or closing the windows, also because when you opened the wi dows at your seat, people in the seats behind you got the draught. Opening the windows also caused considerable noise. On the other hand you couldn't stick you head out anymore to say goodbye or get a better view, and for what German trains had warning signs in four languages, with the enigmatic Italian 'È pericoloso sporgersi'. But in summer these trains were very comfortable temperature-wise.

"£23.80 is VERY expensive." Ha a similar journey from London would cost about that for *standard/second* class, and double if you wanted first! Brits really are being taken for mugs with our rail prices... :(

NS generally takes great pride in its trains. But after Covid 19 there’s a huge shortage of workers.

Den Haag is not the capital, or a capital of the Netherlands l. Amsterdam is the capital (hoofdstad), Den Haag / the Hague is the seat of government (residentie). However, it is the capital of the province of Zuid Holland.

For those soap dispensers: you're supposed to rotate the wheel all the way around, it will 'click' several times in the process.

Any foreigner: * thinks something that exists in the Netherlands is less than perfect * NotJustBikes and his equally obnoxious fanboys: "I'm about to end your whole career!"

This is a great video! I do enjoy riding on Dutch trains, although I agree they are usually dirty and oddly slow by European standards. I love the sound those VIRM units make when they are pulling out of the station.

Amsterdam is the only capital of the Netherlands. The Hague is the seat of government and where the Royal Court is.

I LOVE those old, grand, train stations in Europe. The Amsterdam and Copenhagen stations are my favourites as they combined the old building with all the modern conveniences. I feel like I am in a Humphrey Bogart movie.

I thought the comments where harsh but fair. NS should get their act together and show some of our dutch pride.

As a Dutchman (living abroad) I sometimes pity NS. They have some pretty horrible customers, who litter the carriages and leave graffiti on the toilets. As since Covid times the NS struggle with a lack of staff and financial problems, the problem got only worse.

First I remember hearing of it. Here. Are those glass doors, Filthy, or a safety feature design? Seems as if One Carriage on each trains is heavily graffitied? Why?

As your pronunciation of foreign station and city names in other videos is usually top notch and surprisingly good (from Russian to Japanese to German), I was a bit surprised to hear you struggle with Dutch (you actually make it sound too German), and as a Flemish Belgian (Dutch being my native tongue) I'm forced to conclude that Dutch must be a particular difficult language to master phonetically. Still, my admiration holds for you, a Brit, even trying to get foreign sounds down pat!

The Dutch trains are not as great as everyone would have us believe. It's largely self-conscious Dutch propaganda.

Small wonder the NS were among the first companies to introduce double decker EMUs on their intercity network: It makes perfect sense to have these type of high capacity trains connecting the many cities in this densely populated country. They look and feel a bit dated though by now. Easy level access should be provided for passengers on wheelchairs, with child carriages or bikes. Given the fact that they are still being upgraded, the Dutch will have to live with them for quite a while still. I'm definitely happy though that I can commute on a KISS instead of a VIRM.

Funny how everybody acts like he just got “unlucky” with a shitty train , while reality is that almost all the train are late , dirty and pretty shitty overal and on top of that pretty much always so full you can’t even sit down

Would love to see more video’s from the Netherlands!

What a disgusting train. After years in Japan I feel Europe is back in Medieval times.

In 1986 I spent a few weeks on the SNCF with a Rural pass, which gave me first class privileges but I preferred Second class because the people were much more interesting

Op 8:15 wordt beweerd dat er Nederland actieve vulkanen zijn. Dat lijkt mij een bijzondere bewering...... At 8:15 it is claimed that there are active volcanoes in the Netherlands. That seems like a strange statement to me...

Muito lindo trem gostei

Little error at 9:03. There's precisely one capital city in the Netherlands and the Hague (den Haag) is not it.

The whole Dutch railways train fleet drives on 100% green energy!

The Swedish trains are is SOOOOO much better, cheaper and a lot fancier

My personal experience with those trains is pretty much the same. I don't know why they are so famous. Every time I used on off them, they were dirty. The tables are flimsy and not really useable. I also found them quite uncomfortable (in second class) and loud. The German Dosto (most of the time Bombardier Twindexx) in comparison are a lot cleaner and more comfortable especially for longer journeys. They also have their downsides like a table that is even less useable than the one in Virm. But overall, I would always try to get another train.

Of course the basic cause of unclean trains / toilets is that so many PASSENGERS are unable / unwilling to respect public spaces!

Considering the rest of the Dutch infrastructure, it's surprising NS is not particularly bike friendly. The stations are good, but I struggle to get mine onto intercity trains., because of the steep steps. Luckily, the Dutch are kind people and I always get help, and when I can, I use the Sprinter. However, I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Den Helder, admiring the tulip fields from the top deck.

@9.16 mins: Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië... not Oosteinde. Oosteinde is a city in Belgium, Nieuw Oost-Indië is a Dutch reference to present day Indonesia (you're off by half a planet). Also: Den Haag is a provincial capital, like there are 11 others. Its not a national capital, that is only Amsterdam. Which is not a provincial capital.

I’d highly recommend taking a VIRMm1, they’re much nicer in my experience, they have a nicer interior and exterior, and they also tend to be a bit cleaner inside, but most of the dirtiness comes from the strong staff shortage NS has been facing for quite a few years now

Imo second class on these trains is more comfortable that first class Second class is literally just first class but better and cleaner

I think these are actually the more comfortable VIRM's, seat-wise. The 1st class seats on the refurbished ones have harder cushioning material, especially on the downright uncomfortable Flow sets. Also, fair choice picking the lower deck for the larger windows, but you did miss a common complaint because of that: the train sways a lot from side to side. It's not as noticeable on the lower deck, but it's certainly a tad uncomfortable on the upper deck. I'm really curious as to what you'd think of the ICNG. I seem to hold the unpopular opinion of it still being a glorified regional train (although not a particularly bad one at that). With most of the Dutch audience, they're incredibly popular. But I think it's a step down comfort-wise, compared to the Koploper, especially in second class. The seat backs there are too upright for a long-distance train, the first-class recline is nice but has only two options, and the suspension, while okay, is somewhat stiff and nudgy. So while okay(-ish?), it still feels like they got it somewhat on the cheap to me.

Who the hell uses the toilet on an NS train? Your next stop is 5 minutes😝

why do all these reviewers get the rare old ones that aren't renovated yet

The station Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië is sadly not official spelled this way by the Netherlands Railways, in the station it's spelled Laan van NOI. The longest name on the network is Leeuwarden Camminghaburen.

Another big problem is first class. There's too much first class.

You can’t really review Amsterdam Centraal and NS without checking out the under-canal bike parking. Half of all Dutch train passengers arrive to the station by bike and NS runs their own city bike system so the bike is a very integral part of the transit system.

Den Haag isn’t a capital, it’s the government place, Amsterdam is the capital

Kanker trein

great video but you did misprounce some words

It's not Den Haag Laan van Nieuw Oosteinde rather Oostindië.

It's actially Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië ;)

I'm now on vacation with the train and tomorrow i'm going on the train from prague to krakow it's 7 hours on a train. wtf. and i've been on this train and it's so good. also 1 of the most wows i've said on a train ride was from dresden to prague. the hole ride is next to a river and mountains

Yes so the ICNG, now they are still new.

Can you use the chipcard to travel between Amsterdam and Rotterdam?

Hi man, could you please try the cityElefant trains in Czechia? (For example the S7 line from Prague Central to Beroun)

Sadly all Dutch public transport is filthy. Buses too. And that has been so for long.

Visitors can't access the shops and food offering in Amsterdam Central without a ticket?

I have been travelling the past few months from Tilburg to Haarlem 3x per week and have to say during peak hours trains are stamped and yeah they aren’t the cleanest but it is fine. The new faster Intercity is very nice and pretty clean most of the time but people don’t always throw there rubbish away in the trash bins that are located near the exits instead of everywhere

6:51 They used to have cleaners go through the train at every end station, this was cut to cut costs, now it's down to only at the end of a day on many lines.

Bro is serieus aan het klagen over alles 😂