Students are disappointed with the new NS timetable: “Either half an hour early, or half an hour late”

Many pupils and students take the train from Den Helder, passing Schagen, Alkmaar and Heerhugowaard and Amsterdam to go to school. The NS has announced that a train will disappear on this route during rush hour, among other things.

‘Each day the asshole’

“That gets really annoying. If I take an earlier train, I have to wait another half hour at school before it starts, or else I’ll be over half an hour late,” says one of the students. “We then have to wait longer at the stations, do nothing longer,” says another.

“I always travel to Den Helder, where I live. My boyfriend lives in Schagen and my school is in Heerhugowaard. So I’m the asshole every day,” says another student.

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Problems for a long time

According to students, there have been problems with traveling by train for some time. “The train from Schagen to Amsterdam is always very busy. I often have to wait for the next one, which takes half an hour. From November 7 it will even be an hour. Then I will also be late. The teachers are not happy there Do I seriously have to get up an hour earlier and then wait an hour at school”, a student wonders angrily.

In addition, the young people indicate that they often do not have a seat. “If you’re not at the front of the door when it opens, you usually don’t have a place. I’m almost always on the train,” she concludes.