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NS and the Province of North Holland can contribute to a sustainable and optimal door-to-door journey for everyone through a good basic public transport network and a connecting, fine-meshed mobility network.

In areas around cities it is becoming increasingly busy due to further urbanization and in quieter areas it is important to continue to guarantee accessibility. Accessibility within North Holland is under increasing pressure. The housing task in North Holland is large. NS is always busy improving and innovating. NS and the Province of North Holland can contribute to a sustainable and optimal door-to-door journey for everyone through a good basic public transport network and a connecting, fine-meshed mobility network. As a result, they provide the connection between living and working, between city and country and for the connection between people.

“For our train passengers, a good journey from door to door is important. That makes the train and the bicycle a golden combination. That is why we invest in improving the journey from home to station and from station to final destination. This contributes to a sustainably accessible North Holland North”.

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Investments are being made in, among other things, expanding bicycle parking facilities, better design of station areas, adding public transport bicycles at stations and expanding P+R locations.

Good accessibility and affordable public transport are important for the quality of life and the spatial and economic development of North Holland. NS reports that it and the Province of North Holland will jointly invest four million euros to make public transport in North Holland more attractive and to improve accessibility by public transport in North Holland. Together they have selected nine projects in nine municipalities. Investments are being made in, among other things, expanding bicycle parking facilities, better design of station areas, adding public transport bicycles at stations and expanding P+R locations. The investments are in line with the cooperation between NS, ProRail, the Province of Noord-Holland and municipalities on regional strategies for a number of train routes, the Regional Development Agenda.

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“Together with the Dutch Railways, we invest in and around stations. With this investment, for example, bicycle parking will be expanded at a number of stations, station areas will be better designed and P&R locations will be expanded and greened.”

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