Timetable
A new timetable will come into effect on 14 December. From that date onwards, there will be more trains running at weekends and in the evenings. Take a look at the biggest changes.
Plan your journey
Our timetable in 2026
More people chose to travel by train in 2025. For that reason, we will be running more trains in our new timetable, particularly during the weekend and in the evenings.
In addition, the first train will be running earlier and the last train will depart later on many routes. We are also going to ensure that Zeeland and North Brabant are better connected.
Please do bear in mind that when the new timetable comes into effect, trains may sometimes depart from a different platform or at a different time than you are accustomed to.
If you would like to know exactly when the trains will be running on your route, then you should plan your journey in the Travel Planner.
Extra trains on these routes
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Uitgeest - Amsterdam Centraal
During the weekend, there will now be four Sprinters per hour running on this route instead of two. This will help to ensure that more trains stop at the Amsterdam Amstel, Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena and Abcoude stations. You will be able to travel direct to Amsterdam from the stations between Breukelen and Rhenen.
In addition, the night train will stop between Amsterdam and Alkmaar, including at Uitgeest station.
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Vlissingen - Roosendaal - Zwolle
The train from Vlissingen to Roosendaal runs once per hour onwards to Breda, Den Bosch, Nijmegen and Zwolle. The Intercity from Vlissingen to Dordrecht and Rotterdam will also continue to run as usual.
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Amersfoort - Deventer
During off-peak hours on business days, four Intercity trains will be running per hour instead of three. This will make it easier for you to switch trains for Zutphen at Apeldoorn station, and for Zwolle at Deventer station.
If an international train is running between Amersfoort and Deventer, there will also be three Intercity trains running.
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Den Haag Centraal - Dordrecht
On Saturdays, a Sprinter will also run every fifteen minutes.
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To and from Schiphol Airport
The first train now departs earlier, and the last train runs later.
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Heerlen - Eindhoven - Utrecht - Amsterdam
The train from Heerlen to Eindhoven runs onward to Utrecht and Amsterdam once per hour on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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Alkmaar - Amsterdam - Utrecht
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, four Intercity trains per hour run during the day from Alkmaar to Utrecht, via Amsterdam.
If you are travelling between Utrecht and Hoorn or Enkhuizen on those days, you can switch trains at Amsterdam Sloterdijk.
Timetable on public holidays
We will also adjust our timetable during the Christmas holidays because fewer people tend to take the train during this period.
There will therefore be fewer trains running during the peak period on some routes from 22 December to 2 January. NS will use the Sunday timetable on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
New Year's Eve
On New Year's Eve, trains will stop running after 8:00 pm, except between Schiphol and Amsterdam Centraal - trains will run on this route until 10:00 pm.
On New Year's Day, most trains will be running again from 10:00 am.
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Randstad night connection
On New Year's Eve, a night train will be running between Rotterdam, Delft, Den Haag, Leiden, Schiphol, Amsterdam and Utrecht from 1:00 am. These trains will also stop at Amsterdam Bijlmer and Amsterdam Sloterdijk.
There will also be trains running between Haarlem and Amsterdam and between Zaandam and Amsterdam on New Year's Eve.
Useful tips for your journey
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