high speed train = amsterdam to brussels
 

please recommend a train between amsterdam and brussels. i cannot locate information i previously had, which i believe indicated there is a high speed train between the two cities. i am looking for an early evening connection on may 8th. thanks.

Hi R,

The THALYS, which is high-speed between Brussels and Paris is not high-speed between Amsterdam and Brussels, because the tracks haven't been upgraded.

See www.bahn.de for train schedules.

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http://www.hslzuid.nl/hsl/uk/hslzuid/

<u>The High Speed Line</u>
&quot;The Netherlands is breaking new ground in the field of transport: in 2007 the country will get a connection to the European network of High Speed Lines. Ultra-fast trains with a maximum speed of 300 kilometres an hour will take travellers directly from Amsterdam to Schiphol, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Brussels and Paris. This offers significant advantages.&quot;

The Netherlands sections are scheduled to be implemented April 2007 - I couldn't see any mention of the Belgium rail connection timeline...

The Thalys leaves at 16:56 and arrives at 19:35. The IC leaves at 17:26 and arrives at 20:20 (or one hour later). So, the difference isn't that much.

The connection between Brussels and Antwerp is not a high speed line, but is to short to have real benefit of high speed. Leaving Antwerp heading to Amsterdam the line is brand new and high speed.

The pres-supposed date of April 2007 for the Thalys to be on his high-speed tracks has been postponed until '2007'. No mention of a specific month but I can see, when I drive next to the tracks, that they're far from being ready!

robynstudio, no need to take the Thalys train. The intercity train (for which no reservations are necessary) is, at this moment, as fast as the more expensive Thalys.

myriamc and/or others:
can you please provide a link to info on the intercity train? thank you!

Price is the same generally.

http://www.b-rail.be/main/E/

Thalys is <b>NOT</b> the same as InterCity!
On http://plannerint.b-rail.be/ you will find the timetables of all European train connections.
Fill in your departure and arrival points (Amsterdam Centraal - Brussel Centraal) and further details. In the last column (product) you can see the type of train (THA = Thalys ; IC = InterCity).
You can also check out the international section of the Dutch Railways (for tariffs) but it's in Dutch only.

You can also use www.bahn.de