Polycentric metropolis backed by a high frequently operated train system. Intercity trains serve a number of cities and urban centres, including the international airport of Schiphol.
Professional, responsive and emphatic human presence (e.g. conductors on the train), backed by hardware (e.g. design, CCTV, gates) enhances levels of safety and service.
The improved regional railways in the Netherlands showed a sharp increased patronage. Groningen region is a showcase in this regard that covers all of DRS’ domains and themes. Already very successful, but still many new improvements and projects in progress.
A small station that serves regional trains of the metropolitan region of Amsterdam. Functionally and architecturally this train stop is of high quality and well connected to an impressive new property development on the site of a former sugar factory. Two new bridges make a shortcut for the town of Zwanenburg and the ‘SugerFactory’-site to the new station at Halfweg.
Information on journeys by public transport is user-friendly provided by one national system, called ‘9292’, based on open source data and complemented by trip planners of various local operators, including many apps.
Light rail is considered in many Indonesian cities (e.g. Jakarta, Surabaya). Dutch knowledge and experiences are to be plugged in upcoming planning processes.
The butterfly model proved to be a very powerful tool to assess the TOD-potential of urban nodes along Dutch railways. Backed by comprehensive research (‘Make Space!’) and additional tools like ‘Sprintcity’, butterfly planning inspires many professionals.
A main station that successfully integrated all modes of transport (e.g. cycling), in particular heavy rail and light rail modes. Den Haag Centraal is an attractive and multi-functionally representative gateway to the city, seat of national government and international meeting point.