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Comment by amrocha | Hacker News Reader

This is such an insane comment. Yes, trains in the Netherlands could be better, but they're still world class. Nothing unreliable about them, and they're definitely not packed.

I don't know if you just don't have perspective, or if your comment is a joke and I just didn't get it.

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I used to think that the Netherlands public transportation sucked in comparison with Germany. The trains were normally "dirty" specially toilets. To commute between cities were normally uncomfortable, specially in the rush hours. Now in 2022 (I was in May in Utrecht, went by train from Germany) and i felt like in paradise.

I think the point would be that even our "world class public transport" kinda sucks. I can visit my parent by bus/train/bus and it'll take at least 3h and longer as soon as one ride is delayed. Or I can take the car and be there in 1.5h.

And if everyone takes the car it'll take 6 hours instead because of traffic.

You can get there faster because everyone else is taking the train. Hopefully one day the train will be the fastest way for you too.

No my experience is that I sit in the hallway every time I take the train. I often get redirected because there’s something on the trail and or I miss my next train because a few min delay caused the quite tightly planned next train to be missed.

https://analyticsindiamag.com/why-92-6-dutch-trains-arrive-t...

"When it comes to punctuality, Dutch railways are in the top three of the world, right behind only Japan and Switzerland. The Dutch railways, also known as NS, have seen an average of one million train commuters every day with 92.6 % of trains arriving on time, an incredible stat for the Dutch railways. If you are from the Netherlands, you probably can’t make the excuse of the train being late anymore. With this level of punctuality, Dutch railways are continually looking for innovative technological ideas to keep its spot in the top three."

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