# Dutch Train Map Simulator

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Dutch Train Map Simulator and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People like it as a fresh take on live train maps that visualises the Dutch rail network nicely. Critics say it is unusable on mobile and the trains are hard to see.

## Why people recommend it

- Fresh twist on live maps (1 comments): "A twist on the "generic" live map we've seen many times" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49271039))
- Clear visualisation of trains (1 comments): "This visualisation shows that nicely!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49270379))
- Enthusiastic first impressions (1 comments): "Love it, maybe a filter function to only home in on certain trajectories would be cool." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49270245))

## What people warn about

- Unusable on mobile (1 comments): "Currently it's unusable on mobile." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49270124))
- Menu cut off, no scrolling (1 comments): "the menu goes off below the view and there's no way to scroll" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49270829))
- Trains hard to see (1 comments): "Too many style options give the illusion of choice and the trains are hard to see." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49272614))
- Too many style options (1 comments): "Too many style options give the illusion of choice and the trains are hard to see." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49272614))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Dutch Train Map Simulator", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dutch-train-map-simulator/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).