20 minutes more in train to cross the dutch-belgian border
28 January 2008Dutch railways will stop exploiting the existing intercity service between Roosendaal and Antwerp as soon as the HSL (high speed train) is ready. This means that people from Zeeland have to travel 20 minutes longer to Antwerp, just across the dutch-belgian border. Last week dutch Minister of Transport Eurlings promised to do his best to continue at least some time the intercity service. He answered questions of the opposition in the dutch parliament (GroenLinks and SP).
This example shows that cross border public transport has to be an important issue on the green agenda for the European elections in 2009.
Jos van Dijk