ProRail is investigating possibilities for introducing fast trains between Amsterdam and Groningen or Leeuwarden. ProRail and NS are working on this project in response to the large number of passengers traveling between Amsterdam and Groningen or Leeuwarden. The plan is to reduce journey times on this route to one hour, instead of the current over two hours.
It will not be necessary to build a high speed line, but the speed on existing lines will need to be increased considerably. The fast train will also not stop anywhere along the way.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management still has to approve the plans. It can therefore still be a few years before fast trains will actually run between Amsterdam and Groningen.
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