Since King’s night, Friday evening at 7 p.m., it is not allowed throughout the country to take alcoholic beverages to train stations or on the trains. Also, no alcohol is sold in the stores at stations. This measure lasts until Sunday morning 7 a.m.
The Dutch Railways are running according to an adapted timetable today, with extra and longer trains. The biggest crowds are expected around Amsterdam, Arnhem, Breda, Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Zwolle and in Doetinchem, where the Royal family is celebrating King’s Day this year. Amsterdam had called on in advance not to come to the city because of the expected crowds. There have been no calls or reports of problems due to the crowds today.
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