NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen)
Shares rank 5 of 7 train services by recommenders
Plans door-to-door trips across rail, bus, ferry and biking, with frequent intercity trains and a good on-time rate. Critics say it is getting more expensive and less attractive.
Plans door-to-door trips across rail, bus, ferry and biking, with frequent intercity trains and a good on-time rate. Critics say it is getting more expensive and less attractive.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good on-time and reliability record
“our train infrastructure is considered world class across multiple metrics, including reliability”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Dutch Train Map Simulator” “it had a 93.9% on time rate. That is quite good.”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn” Route planning across many transport modes
“ns.nl supports all rail services, bus, ferry, biking, bike share, scooter share, walking, and even driving directions”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Google officially announces that ads will be included in AI Mode search results” “I learnes the hard way to use https://ns.nl instead of Google Maps.”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Google officially announces that ads will be included in AI Mode search results”
Other train services people recommend
The four most recommended other train services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 7 train services, rankedWhat people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“our train infrastructure is considered world class across multiple metrics, including reliability”
“ns.nl supports all rail services, bus, ferry, biking, bike share, scooter share, walking, and even driving directions”
“I learnes the hard way to use https://ns.nl instead of Google Maps.”
“We mostly have issues with trains not showing up, but then the next one arrives in 20 minutes”
“intercity trains leaving every 10 minutes (between Amsterdam and Utrecht) helps a lot”
“it had a 93.9% on time rate. That is quite good.”
“NS is under a lot of pressure and will get more and more expensive and less attractive as a result.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.