Train routes in the Netherlands

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Not to be confused with List of railway lines in the Netherlands.
NS 1739 with IC 144 departing Bad Bentheim for Amsterdam Central
Intercity services.
Railway network. Number of tracks:1=red, 2=blue, 3=green, 4=yellow.
Maximum speeds on the railway network.

The following list highlights existing train routes in the Netherlands. A list of all active train stops and stations can be found on Dutch Railway Services.[1]

Train number series

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Main article: Dutch railway services

The following Table shows train routes in the Netherlands as of 2011,[needs update] along with the corresponding train series number. Please note that this information may be outdated.

Dutch train services
Series Type Frequency Route Operator Remarks
1100 Intercity 2x/hour Den Haag Centraal - Eindhoven Centraal NS
11400 Intercity 1x/hour Rotterdam Centraal - Schiphol Airport - Utrecht Centraal NS Night network. Only runs on Wednesday nights.
11450 Intercity 1x/hour Leiden Centraal - Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA NS Night network. Only runs on Tuesday nights.
11800 Intercity direct 1x/day Rotterdam Centraal → Amsterdam Zuid NS Surcharge for Schiphol - Rotterdam.
120 ICE International 5-6x/day Frankfurt (M) Hbf - Amsterdam Centraal NS International Carries line numbers ICE 43 or ICE 78 in Germany.
12400 Intercity direct 1-2x/hour Amsterdam Zuid - Rotterdam Centraal NS Surcharge for Schiphol - Rotterdam.
12900 Intercity 1x/day Enkhuizen → Amsterdam Centraal NS
13800 Express train 2x/hour Zwolle - Coevorden (- Emmen) Arriva Only runs during rush hours.
1400 Intercity 1x/hour Rotterdam Centraal - Amsterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal NS Night network.
140 Intercity 1x/2 hours Amsterdam Centraal - Berlin Ostbahnhof NS International
14400 Sprinter 2x/day Eindhoven Centraal → Deurne NS
14800 Sprinter 1x/day Uitgeest → Amsterdam Centraal NS
1500 Intercity 2x/hour Amsterdam Centraal - Amersfoort Centraal (- Deventer) NS
16700 Sprinter 1x/day Utrecht Centraal → Tiel NS
1700 Intercity 2x/hour Enschede - Den Haag Centraal NS
17800 Local train 1-2x/hour Zutphen - Apeldoorn Arriva
17900 Intercity 1x/hour Zwolle - Enschede Keolis Nederland Only runs on weekdays during the day.
1800 Intercity direct 2x/hour Amersfoort Schothorst - Schiphol Airport - Breda NS Surcharge for Schiphol - Rotterdam.
18900 Express train 1-2x/hour Liège-Guillemins - Maastricht - Aachen Hbf Arriva Runs in Belgium as S43.
19500 Intercity direct 1-2x/hour Lelystad Centrum - Rotterdam Centraal NS Surcharge for Schiphol - Rotterdam.
20000 Regional-Express 1x/hour Arnhem Centraal/Bocholt - Düsseldorf Hbf VIAS Rail Merging and splitting at Wesel.
20050 Regional-Express 1x/hour Venlo - Hamm Hbf Eurobahn Only runs between Venlo and Düsseldorf Hbf late in the evening.
20200 Local train 1x/hour Enschede - Münster Hbf DB Regio NRW
20250 Local train 1x/hour Enschede - Dortmund Hbf DB Regio NRW Runs twice an hour between Lünen and Dortmund on weekdays during the day.
20350 Local train 1x/hour Hengelo - Bielefeld Hbf Eurobahn Does not stop at Hengelo Oost.
2100 Intercity 2x/hour Den Haag Centraal - Amsterdam Centraal NS
21400 Intercity 1-2x/night Eindhoven Centraal - Utrecht Centraal NS Night network. Only runs on Friday and Saturday nights.
21410 Intercity 1-2x/night Rotterdam Centraal - Eindhoven Centraal NS Night network. Only runs on Friday and Saturday nights.
21420 Intercity 1x/night Tilburg - 's-Hertogenbosch NS Night network. Only runs on Friday and Saturday nights.
21430 Intercity 1-2x/night Utrecht Centraal - Nijmegen NS Night network. Only runs on Friday and Saturday nights.
21440 Intercity 1-2x/night Utrecht Centraal - Amersfoort Centraal NS Night network. Only runs on Friday and Saturday nights.
21460 Intercity 2x/night Amsterdam Centraal - Haarlem NS Night network. Only runs on Friday and Saturday nights.
21470 Intercity 1x/night Amsterdam Centraal - Alkmaar NS Night network. Only runs on Friday and Saturday nights.
2200 Intercity 1-2x/hour Amsterdam Centraal - Vlissingen NS
220 ICE International 2-3x/day (per direction) (München Hbf -) Frankfurt (M) Hbf - Amsterdam Centraal NS International
2300 Intercity 1x/hour Amsterdam Centraal - Vlissingen NS Only runs on weekdays during the day.
2400 Intercity direct 1-2x/hour Lelystad Centrum - Rotterdam Centraal NS Surcharge for Schiphol - Rotterdam.
240 Intercity 1x/2 hours Amsterdam Centraal - Berlin Ostbahnhof NS International
2500 Local train 1x/hour Roosendaal - Puurs NMBS
2600 Intercity 2x/hour Almere Centrum - Amsterdam Centraal NS
2700 Intercity 2x/hour (Den Helder -) Alkmaar - Maastricht NS Only runs between Alkmaar and Amsterdam Centraal from Friday to Sunday.
2800 Intercity 2x/hour Rotterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal NS
28300 Sprinter 1x/hour Utrecht Centraal - Utrecht Maliebaan NS Does not run on Mondays.
2900 Intercity 2x/hour Enkhuizen - Maastricht NS Only runs in the evening and from Friday to Sunday.
3000 Intercity 2x/hour Nijmegen - Den Helder NS Stops at Veenendaal-De Klomp after 19:00. Stops at Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA after 23:15.
30400 Express train 1x/hour (Winterswijk -) Zutphen - Apeldoorn Arriva Only runs in the evenings and on weekends.
30700 Local train 2x/hour Arnhem Centraal - Doetinchem Hermes Only runs on weekdays during the day.
30800 Local train 2x/hour Winterswijk - Zutphen Arriva
30900 Local train 2x/hour Arnhem Centraal - Winterswijk Arriva
31000 Local train 1-2x/hour Hardenberg - Almelo Arriva
3100 Intercity 2x/hour Nijmegen - Schiphol Airport - Den Haag Centraal NS Stops at Veenendaal-De Klomp from Friday to Sunday until 19:00.
31100 Local train 2x/hour Arnhem Centraal - Tiel Arriva Does not stop at Arnhem Zuid.
31200 Local train 2x/hour Oldenzaal - Zutphen Arriva
31300 Sprinter 2x/hour Amersfoort Centraal - Ede-Wageningen Keolis Nederland
31400 Sprinter 2x/hour Amersfoort Centraal - Barneveld Zuid Keolis Nederland Only runs Monday-Saturday during the day.
32000 Local train 2x/hour Maastricht Randwyck - Kerkrade Centrum Arriva Sometimes runs as train series 35000.
35000 Local train 1-3x/day Heerlen → Maastricht Randwyck Arriva A few trips instead of train series 32000.
3200 Intercity 0-2x/hour Arnhem Centraal - Schiphol Airport - Rotterdam Centraal NS Only runs from Monday to Thursday until 19:00.
32200 Local train 2x/hour Nijmegen - Roermond Arriva
32300 Local train 2x/hour Nijmegen - Venray (- Venlo) Arriva A few trips start/end in Blerick or Venlo.
32400 Local train 2x/hour Maastricht Randwyck - Roermond Arriva
32500 Local train 2x/hour Heerlen - Sittard Arriva
32710 Night train 1x/week Maastricht - Schiphol Airport Arriva Only runs on Friday nights.
32740 Night train 2x/week Zwolle - Schiphol Airport Arriva Runs from March 14, 2025. Only runs on Friday and Saturday nights.
32780 Night train 1x/week Groningen - Schiphol Airport Arriva Only runs on Friday nights.
3400 Intercity 2x/hour Haarlem - Alkmaar NS Rush hour train Mon-Thu.
3500 Intercity 2x/hour Dordrecht - Schiphol Airport - Venlo NS
3600 Intercity 2x/hour Roosendaal - Zwolle NS
36900 Local train 1x/hour Arnhem Centraal → Terborg Arriva Only runs on Sunday mornings.
37000 Local train 1x/hour Leeuwarden - Sneek Arriva
3700 Intercity 0-2x/hour Enkhuizen - Amsterdam Centraal NS Rush hour train, not on Friday.
37100 Local train 1x/hour Leeuwarden - Stavoren Arriva
37200 Local train 2x/hour Leeuwarden - Harlingen Haven Arriva
37300 Express train 2x/hour Leeuwarden - Groningen Arriva Does not run between Groningen and Groningen Europapark until July 13, 2025.
37400 Local train 2x/hour Leeuwarden - Groningen (- Groningen Europapark) Arriva Did not run between Groningen and Groningen Europapark until July 13, 2025.
37500 Local train 1x/hour Groningen - Winschoten - Bad Nieuweschans Arriva Until July 13, 2025, a few trips start/end in Winschoten. Only runs on Sundays from July 13, 2025.
37600 Local train 2x/hour Eemshaven - Roodeschool - Groningen (- Winschoten - Bad Nieuweschans) Arriva Did not run between Groningen and Bad Nieuweschans and was limited to the Eemshaven until July 13, 2025. Runs 1x/hour in the evenings and on Sundays. Does not run between Groningen and Bad Nieuweschans on Sundays.
37700 Local train 1x/hour Groningen - Delfzijl Arriva Only runs on Sundays from July 13, 2025.
37800 Local train 2x/hour Groningen - Veendam Arriva Ran exclusively between Groningen and Veendam until July 13, 2025.
37900 Express train 2x/hour Groningen - Winschoten Arriva Rush hour train.
38000 Express train 0-2x/hour Leeuwarden - Sneek Arriva Rush hour train.
3800 Express train 1x/hour Zwolle - Emmen Arriva
3900 Intercity 2x/hour Enkhuizen - Heerlen NS Only runs from Monday to Thursday between Enkhuizen and Eindhoven Centraal.
4000 Sprinter 2x/hour Rotterdam Centraal - Uitgeest NS
400 Nightjet 1x/night Amsterdam Centraal - Zürich HB ÖBB
4100 Sprinter 2x/hour Hoorn Kersenboogerd - Hoofddorp NS
420 Nightjet 1x/night Amsterdam Centraal - Innsbruck Hbf / Wien Hbf ÖBB
4300 Sprinter 2x/hour Den Haag Centraal - Lelystad Centrum NS
4400 Sprinter 2x/hour (Oss -) 's-Hertogenbosch - Deurne NS Limited from/to Oss.
450 European Sleeper 3x/week Brussel-Zuid - Amsterdam Centraal - Berlin Ostbahnhof - Praha hl.n. European Sleeper
4600 Sprinter 2x/hour Amsterdam Centraal - Almere Oostvaarders NS
4800 Sprinter 2x/hour Amsterdam Centraal - Beverwijk - Hoorn NS
4900 Sprinter 2x/hour Almere Centrum - Utrecht Centraal NS Does not stop at all stations.
5000 Sprinter 2x/hour Dordrecht - Den Haag Centraal NS
500 Intercity 1x/hour Groningen - Den Haag Centraal NS
5100 Sprinter 2x/hour Dordrecht - Den Haag Centraal NS
5200 Sprinter 2x/hour Dordrecht - Den Haag Centraal NS
5300 Sprinter 2x/hour Harderwijk - Amersfoort Centraal NS Runs from April 7, 2025. Runs Mon-Thu during the morning rush hour to Amersfoort Centraal. Runs Mon-Thu during the afternoon rush hour to Harderwijk.
5400 Sprinter 2x/hour Amsterdam Centraal - Zandvoort aan Zee NS
5500 Sprinter 2x/hour Utrecht Centraal - Baarn NS
5600 Sprinter 2x/hour Zwolle - Utrecht Centraal NS
5700 Sprinter 2x/hour Utrecht Centraal - Weesp - Leiden Centraal NS
5800 Sprinter 2x/hour Amersfoort Vathorst - Amsterdam Centraal NS
5900 Sprinter 2x/hour Dordrecht - Roosendaal NS
6000 Sprinter 0-2x/hour Den Haag Centraal - 's-Hertogenbosch NS
600 Intercity 1x/hour Leeuwarden - Den Haag Centraal NS
6100 Sprinter 2x/hour Groningen - Zwolle NS
6200 Sprinter 2x/hour Groningen - Assen NS Rush hour train.
6300 Sprinter 2x/hour Den Haag Centraal - Haarlem NS
6400 Sprinter 2x/hour Tilburg Universiteit - Eindhoven Centraal (- Weert) NS
6500 Sprinter 1x/hour Roosendaal - Vlissingen NS Only Mon-Fri until 20:00.
6600 Sprinter 2x/hour Dordrecht - Arnhem Centraal NS
6700 Sprinter 0-2x/hour Leiden Centraal - Tiel NS
6800 Sprinter 2x/hour Den Haag Centraal - Gouda Goverwelle NS Rush hour train Mon-Thu.
6900 Sprinter 2x/hour Den Haag Centraal - Tiel NS
7000 Sprinter 2x/hour (Enschede -) Almelo - Apeldoorn NS Only runs between Enschede and Almelo during rush hour.
700 Intercity 1x/hour Groningen - Schiphol Airport NS
7100 Local train 1-2x/hour Dordrecht - Gorinchem Qbuzz Does not stop at Hardinxveld Blauwe Zoom. Runs only 1x per hour after 20:30 in the evenings and on Sundays.
7200 Local train 1-2x/hour Dordrecht - Geldermalsen Qbuzz
7300 Sprinter 2x/hour Breukelen - Rhenen NS
7400 Sprinter 2x/hour Uitgeest - Driebergen-Zeist NS
7500 Sprinter 2x/hour Ede-Wageningen - Arnhem Centraal NS
7600 Sprinter 2x/hour Zutphen - Wijchen NS
7900 Sprinter 2x/hour Zwolle - Enschede Keolis Nederland
8000 Local train 1-2x/hour Zwolle - Emmen Arriva
800 Intercity 1x/hour Leeuwarden - Schiphol Airport NS
8100 Sprinter 2x/hour Amsterdam Centraal - Hoofddorp NS
8200 Sprinter 2x/hour Amsterdam Centraal - Hoofddorp NS
8300 Sprinter 2x/hour Amsterdam Centraal - Hoofddorp NS
8400 Sprinter 2x/hour Amsterdam Centraal - Hoofddorp NS
8500 Sprinter 2x/hour Zwolle - Kampen Keolis Nederland
8600 Sprinter 2x/hour Alphen aan den Rijn - Gouda NS
8700 Sprinter 2x/hour Alphen aan den Rijn - Gouda NS Only Mon-Fri until 19:00.
8800 Sprinter 2x/hour Leiden Centraal - 's-Hertogenbosch NS
8900 Sprinter 0-2x/hour Leiden Centraal - Utrecht Centraal NS
9000 Sprinter 2x/hour Leeuwarden - Lelystad Centrum NS
9100 Eurostar 2-3x/day Amsterdam Centraal - Brussel-Zuid - London St. Pancras International Eurostar Lille Europe is served irregularly.
9200 EuroCity 1x/hour Rotterdam Centraal - Brussel-Zuid NS International
9300 Eurostar 1x/hour Amsterdam Centraal - Paris Nord Eurostar
9500 Eurocity Direct 1x/hour Lelystad Centrum - Brussel-Zuid NS International Surcharge for Schiphol Airport - Rotterdam for domestic travelers.
9900 Eurostar 0-2x/day Amsterdam Centraal - Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy / Bourg-St-Maurice Eurostar

Train routes with reversal of direction

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Certain train routes change directions on route. All of these consist of multiple units, or push-pull trains with the station:

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rail transport maps of the Netherlands.

References

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  1. ^ "The most popular routes with the train | NS". www.ns.nl. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
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