Holland trains on May 1st
Oct 13th, 2007, 01:22 PM
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Since May 1, 2008 is too far ahead for a online inquiry at Dutch Railway's website, I checked how many trains they had on May 1 this year:
With 4 direct connections per hour from A'dam Main Station to Alkmaar you should be on the safe side.
With 4 direct connections per hour from A'dam Main Station to Alkmaar you should be on the safe side.
Oct 13th, 2007, 04:50 PM
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<i>cool, that being a national holiday and all...... </i>
May 1 is not a national holiday in the Netherlands. April 30 is a national holiday, Queen's Day, and Amsterdam has one of the greatest street parties in the world. Trains will run on Queen's Day but Amsterdam Centraal Station has been closed in past years if it gets too busy with drunken people falling on the tracks.
Oct 13th, 2007, 06:52 PM
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http://www.simplyamsterdam.nl/public...etherlands.php
Hemelvaartsdag / Ascension Day
Thursday May 1 2008
Public holiday. Shops and banks are closed.
Hemelvaartsdag / Ascension Day
Thursday May 1 2008
Public holiday. Shops and banks are closed.
Oct 13th, 2007, 09:49 PM
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My mistake.. I thought that NL was also observing Labor Day on May 1st.
Nevertheless, since May 1st, 2008, is a holiday, you can expect trains to operate under the regular "sunday/holidays" schedule. On a major line like the one you plan to take, it will not mean a lot.
You can check again on NS's website in mid-december 2007, once the new timetables take into effect.
Nevertheless, since May 1st, 2008, is a holiday, you can expect trains to operate under the regular "sunday/holidays" schedule. On a major line like the one you plan to take, it will not mean a lot.
You can check again on NS's website in mid-december 2007, once the new timetables take into effect.
Oct 13th, 2007, 11:31 PM
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A surprising number of shops will be open on Hemelvaartsdag. But a lot of Dutch people will make an even longer weekend of it than normal with Koninginnedag and Hemelvaart falling together next year. If the weather is halfway decent the coast will be busy. The trains will probably run a fairly normal service.
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