📋 Tender Overview
Around the spring holidays, from Wednesday 14 to Monday 26 February, ProRail will be working on tracks 2 to 8 on the east side of Amsterdam Central Station. This means that the timetable between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal has been adjusted. The work will also affect passengers on the Hilversum - Hoofddorp and Utrecht Centraal - Almere route. On the route Amsterdam Centraal – Haarlem – Den Haag Centraal only shorter trains can run due to lack of space at Amsterdam Central.
We are very sorry that our passengers are inconvenienced by these works. As a result, fewer trains can run than passengers are used to from us. Also, trains can be busier and depart from other tracks. Sometimes, travelers may need to make additional transfers and check in and out again, and expect a longer travel time. We advise them to travel outside rush hour or to use the detour routes whenever possible and to check the journey planner for the most up-to-date travel advice before departure.
Travel advice
14 to 22 February:
A diverted Intercity train runs 2x per hour on the route Amsterdam Central - Utrecht Central, it does not stop at intermediate stations.
There is an Intercity train running 4 times an hour on the route Amsterdam Amstel - Utrecht Centraal.
4x per hour during rush hour and 2x per hour in the valley a Sprinter runs on the route Amsterdam Muiderpoort - Utrecht Centraal.
Travellersin the direction of Amsterdam Amstel and intermediate stations on the Amsterdam Central-Utrecht Centraal route change at Muiderpoort station. This also means extra check-in and check-out.
Passengers between North Holland (Uitgeest/Hoorn/Den Helder/Enkhuizen/Alkmaar) and Utrecht Centraal will detour via Schiphol.
The train traffic between Amsterdam Centraal - Weesp and Schiphol - Amsterdam Zuid - Bijlmer Arena - Utrecht has not changed.
In the weekend of 17-18 February, work will also take place between Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena and Utrecht Central Station. This has consequences for passengers with the Sprinter. NS operates local buses 4 times an hour between Utrecht Central Station and Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena. Passengers between Amsterdam Amstel and Amsterdam Centraal will be able to use the metro with their NS ticket this weekend.
23-26 February:
Trains between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal will run again via the regular track. Passengers still have to take into account fewer trains and adjusted arrival/departure tracks and times. We advise them to check the travel planner before departure for the most up-to-date travel advice.
Work on ProRail
ProRail is starting with the replacement of the sleepers under 22 switches on the east side of Amsterdam Central Station because they are at the end of their lifespan.
What does this work entail?
Most of the work will take place during the spring break when fewer passengers travel to work by train.
