NS wants travel in edge city more expensive to make
Uitgegeven: 28 July 2005,16:06
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28 July 2005,16:12
UTRECHT - the Dutch track ways want as from next year
travelling in the edge city more expensive make than in the rest of
country. Moreover the tariff for the first class in very goes
The Netherlands omhoog. That said - and sale director Philippe to marketing
Smit of the NS Thursday against the DUTCH PRESS AGENCY.
THE NS is of plan the train ticket by 1 January 2006 average
1.8 more expensive percent to make. On nine busy routes in
edge city must pay travellers however relative more than in
rest of the country. A one way goes there approximately average 10
penny of more costs than for example groningen or limburg.
This is according to the NS honester, because the company in the edge city
most of the passengers transported and because the offer of to go by train there
much larger are. ' the user pay ', commented Smit.
moreover track company makes the most costs in the edge city.
THE NS is still with the ministry of movement and water state in
conversation concerning the measure. If the proposal can go not by,
the NS says the prices next raise year in the complete Netherlands
with on average 2.8 percent.
For which routes it goes is still unclear, but it lies
for the hand that for example routes such as Amsterdam-Den hedge and
Utrecht-Amsterdam travellers will pay more. Smit: We have
, however, this way regulated that the average traveller but one time more
must pay.
THE NS calls the tariff increase of 1.8 percent ' moderated '. De
afgelopen jaren heeft het bedrijf flink in de kosten gesneden,
waardoor de treinkaartjes minder hard in prijs stijgen, zei Smit.
The previous years raised the NS the prices with considerable
higher percentages.
' the NS sees again nothing of the price increase ', joined he
to that. The price increase exists, as it happens, from inflation and
the increased track tax which must pay the NS to the government.
The traveller must wind up for that. The remaining cost increases
the NS catches by keeping the hand on the knip.
According to Smit the NS limits the tariff increase for more people
train in the quiffs. We have the matter now such in order that we
new travellers can bring in.
The carrier tries especially in the off-peak hours goes by train fuller at
to get. Next year starts the NS for this reason an extensive campaign
with special offers. The venture calls as an example
current action in spring, summer and autumn. We sell as a result,
millions extra train kilometres. Moreover draw such
offers much new customers, thus Smit.
The marketing director does not want say how much a ticket for
the first class next year in price omhoog goes. However, emphasised
he that improvements in the service compared with to stand there. This way
become the coupés in the first class luxer. Before the end of this
year starts the NS for example an experimenting with television in
train.
Furthermore Smit to that kondigde the extra kwantumkorting on
so-called 5-retourkaart is abolished. Travellers can now still
five train tickets with extra discount buy at the same time. That is
no longer of this time. 5-retourkaart discount gives in
pointed, whereas we are for years busy that to run down.The elderly,
that now at purchase of an advantage hour card seven free
travel days get, must for those days as from next year 2 euro
to will pay.
(c) DUTCH PRESS AGENCY
Source "NS wants travel in edge city more expensive to make": now.Netherlands
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