NS to run longer trains for Amsterdam protest as Rotterdam rail works close lines
NS will run longer trains to Amsterdam for Sunday’s expected Rode Lijn demonstration and provide extra replacement buses around Rotterdam during a weekend rail closure.
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Dutch Railways (NS) will run longer trains to Amsterdam on Sunday 8 November for an expected large demonstration at Museumplein, while extra replacement buses will operate around Rotterdam during a weekend rail shutdown for engineering work.
The protest, called “De Rode Lijn Voorbij – geen geld voor genocide” (“Beyond the Red Line – no money for genocide”), is due to begin at 1pm. NS says extra customer-service staff will be deployed at Amsterdam Central and Amsterdam Zuid stations to help manage passenger flows. It advises travellers to check the journey planner shortly before setting off.
The rail operator says it is increasing capacity for safety reasons when large crowds are expected. At an earlier Rode Lijn demonstration in October 2025, organisers estimated that hundreds of thousands of people attended.
The replacement buses around Rotterdam are for a separate disruption: no trains will run there throughout the weekend because of engineering works.
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