Since 1969, the North has been dreaming of a direct railway line to the Randstad. Will it work now?

The Lely line is closer than ever. At the same time, the fast rail connection from Groningen and Friesland to the Randstad is still very far away and it will be exciting again around the elections in November whether the new cabinet will put billions of euros on the table. Project director Stijn Lechner is optimistic.

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