NS to Raise Average Train Fares 4.7%

Overview

• NS announced an average fare increase of 4.7 percent and said most subscriptions and the OV-fiets hire fee will also rise while some child and youth fares remain unchanged.
• The company framed the changes as needed to pay for new rolling stock, meet expected inflation and correct part of the indexation not applied between 2020 and 2023.
• Concrete tariff changes include a higher Intercity Direct supplement and a raised OV-fiets rental rate while low-cost products such as the Railrunner and free Kids Vrij stay at current prices.
• To steer travel away from peak hours NS will raise the maximum PrijsTijd discount to 80 percent, plan day-of travel purchases when space allows, and extend subscription discounts to the Eurocity Direct up to the Belgian border.
• Passenger group Rover condemned the retrospective indexation as punitive and warned that higher fares could undermine ridership recovery and make trains less affordable for cost-sensitive travellers.