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Ride the train for free on Sunday 18 March 2018
Did you know that on Sunday 18 March 2018 you can use the Dutch Book Week present ('Boekenweekgeschenk' in Dutch) as train ticket all...
Over 1 million passengers a day for Dutch Railways
Did you know that NS (Dutch Railways) was founded in 1938 after 2 railway companies merged? Today NS handles over 1 million passengers a...
Bicycle safety exams
Did you know that every child in the Netherlands has to pass a bicycle safety exam at primary school? The exam consists of a...
Blue road in Drachten
Did you know that 1km of road in Drachten was painted blue in 2007 to symbolise an old waterway that was paved over the...
Keukenhof: How to get there by public transport
Take a train to Schiphol Airport, Leiden Central or Haarlem. From there you can take a direct bus to Keukenhof. The bus stops are...
Metro systems in the Netherlands
Did you know that Amsterdam and Rotterdam are the only Dutch cities with a metro system?
Tens of thousands of bicycles in Dutch canals
Did you know that tens of thousands of bicycles are being fished out of Dutch canals every year?
London-Amsterdam: only 4 hours by train
Did you know that the new train service from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to London will take one hour less than the current connection via...
Amsterdam is entirely built on long poles
Did you know that Amsterdam is entirely built on long poles hammered deep into the ground, otherwise the buildings would sink away in the...
Huge bicycle parking at Amsterdam Central Station
Did you know that you can find one of Europe's largest bicycle parkings at Amsterdam Central Station? This three-storey 'fietsflat' can hold no less...