[ietf78-tech] Works on Dutch Rail

[Joel Jaeggli]

that's basically what the ns.nl reisplanner coughed up when I queried it...

if I end up in belgium I'll know I've gone too far.

On 7/18/10 4:37 PM, Geert Jan de Groot wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:02:39 -0700 Joel Jaeggli wrote:
>> Give the size of my pelican flight case you want me to take the train.
>> it's not the huge one  any more but it tends to deform less than other
>> pieces of luggage or human bodies...
> 
> Seems that one re-route is via Rotterdam (train), other ones are
> via Den Haag or Nijmegen, orthe other one using the bus. 
> If you travel heavy you want the Rotterdam route or the Den Haag
> route, you want to avoid Nijmegen and you certainly want to avoid
> the bus route.
> 
> I think you'll hit this:
> 
>    From Schiphol to Maastricht Randwyck  
>    Departure Tuesday July 20, 2010 at 10:40
> 
>    D 10:40 Schiphol  platform 5-6
>      Fyra NS Hispeed direction Rotterdam Centraal
>      Surcharge, does not accept bicyles, reservation possible
>    A 11:07 Rotterdam Centraal  platform 11
> 
>    D 11:17 Rotterdam Centraal  platform 6  
>       Intercity NS direction Dordrecht
>    A 12:31 Eindhoven  platform 2
> 
>    D 13:02 Eindhoven  platform 1
>       Intercity NS direction Roermond
>    A 14:13 Maastricht  platform 3
> 
>    D 14:17 Maastricht  platform 5a
>       Stoptrein Veolia direction Maastricht Randwyck
>    A 14:20 Maastricht Randwyck  platform 3
> 
>                       Full-fare Discounted fare
>    2^nd class One-way EUR25.00  EUR15.00
>    2^nd class Return  EUR44.30  EUR26.60
>    1^st class One-way EUR42.50  EUR25.50
>    1^st class Return  EUR75.30  EUR45.20
> 
> This service runs once per hour (the first hop is the limit,
> everything else runs every 30 minutes or more)
> In Eindhoven, platform 1 and 2 are adjecent so you may win
> another 30 minutes. There are vending machines for soda
> and snacks on this combined platform and I think it has
> a vending stall which would sell sandwiches.
> 
> Sorry about the poor connection in Eindhoven.
> 
> Alternatives:
> 
>    From Schiphol to Maastricht Randwyck  |  Modify
>    Departure Tuesday July 20, 2010 at 09:43
>    
>    D 09:43 Schiphol  platform 5-6            
>        Intercity NS direction Leiden Centraal
>    A 10:14 Den Haag HS  platform 4
> 
>    D 10:26 Den Haag HS  platform 3               
>        Intercity NS direction Rotterdam Centraal
>    A 12:00 Eindhoven  platform 2
> 
>    D 12:02 Eindhoven  platform 1                 
>        Intercity NS direction Roermond
>    A 13:13 Maastricht  platform 3  
> 
>    D 13:17 Maastricht  platform 5a
>       Stoptrein Veolia direction Maastricht Randwyck
>    A 13:20 Maastricht Randwyck  platform 3
> 
> Another alternative (though I'd avoid Nijmegen because of the
> festivities there this week, and I'd avoid the Veolia trip 
> between Nijmegen and Venlo):
> 
>    Departure Tuesday July 20, 2010 at 09:44
>    
>    D 09:44 Schiphol  platform 1-2          
>       Intercity NS direction Utrecht Centraal
>    A 10:17 Utrecht Centraal  platform 15
> 
>    D 10:23 Utrecht Centraal  platform 15   
>       Intercity NS direction Ede-Wageningen
>    A 11:19 Nijmegen  platform 3b
> 
>    D 11:38 Nijmegen  platform 1b           
>       Stoptrein Veolia direction Venlo
>    A 12:57 Roermond  platform 3b
> 
>    D 13:15 Roermond  platform 3a           
>       Stoptrein NS direction Maastricht
>    A 13:59 Maastricht Randwyck  platform 1
> 
> The next slot is 09:44 but uses the bus. AVOID:
> 
>    Departure Tuesday July 20, 2010 at 09:44
>    
>    D 09:44 Schiphol  platform 1-2                       
>       Intercity NS direction Utrecht Centraal
>    A 10:17 Utrecht Centraal  platform 15
> 
>    D 10:28 Utrecht Centraal  platform 19b               
>       Stoptrein NS direction Culemborg
>    A 10:43 Culemborg  platform 1
> 
>    D 10:48 Culemborg                                    
>       BUS INSTEAD OF TRAIN direction Hertogenbosch ('s)
>       Bicycles not accepted
>    A 11:49 Hertogenbosch ('s)
> 
>    D 12:08 Hertogenbosch ('s)  platform 6               
>       Intercity NS direction Eindhoven 
>    A 13:43 Maastricht  platform 3
> 
>    D 13:47 Maastricht  platform 5a
>       Stoptrein Veolia direction Maastricht Randwyck
>    A 13:50 Maastricht Randwyck  platform 3
> 
> Next one is pretty good actually:
>    From Schiphol to Maastricht Randwyck  
>    Departure Tuesday July 20, 2010 at 09:59
>    
>    D 09:59 Schiphol  platform 3             
>        Intercity NS direction Utrecht Centraal
>    A 12:13 Hertogenbosch ('s)  platform 7
> 
>    D 12:38 Hertogenbosch ('s)  platform 6  
>        Intercity NS direction Eindhoven
>    A 14:13 Maastricht  platform 3
> 
>    D 14:17 Maastricht  platform 5a
>        Stoptrein Veolia direction Maastricht Randwyck
>    A 14:20 Maastricht Randwyck  platform 3
> 
> The  's Hertogenbosch platform 7-6 jump is also cross-platform.
> 
> After 09:59 Dutch Rail gives me the 10:40 you already have.
> 
> Information above is from http://m.ns.nl.
> The website with the looks is the regular www.ns.nl;
> the KPN hotspots have a hole for www.ns.nl but not the other one,
> but you have my hotspot account info if you get bored
> so you can do both.
> 
> I'm sure you'll manage,
> 
> GJ
> 
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