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@heidibeechuk9203 Did you find a designated place for your luggage on the train?

@@WalkingSerenity I haven’t gone yet. I was needing to take the train from airport to Rotterdam and wanted to know about luggage and safety.

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Yes they are!

@DamnTheMan1 Do you know if there were any updates on finding the grandmother?

@@WalkingSerenity Not that I know of

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nope

@freedale3589 Haha, no Joe Budden here, just enjoying the Bali rainy season!

@collectivelyimprovingtrans2460 Have you tried using your credit card to tap in?

@@WalkingSerenity not personally, but other people have and it worked fine

Yes ;) Be aware though (just a bit of preparation up front): Amsterdam has many stations within the area. Many unofficial travel-apps (google and whatever) do NOT mention full station names and list stations as 'RAI' 'Sloterdijk', 'Bijlmer Arena' and such, while in reality the official name is 'Amsterdam RAI', 'Amsterdam Sloterdijk' and 'Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena'. To find these stations on the ticket machines, start by selecting the letters 'AM' first, as this will list ALL stations within the Amsterdam area. Pressing the R (for 'RAI'), S (for 'Sloterdijk') or B for Bijlmer Arena will not get you anywhere. If you have a wireless enabled bank card that's accepted (and the majority is) you can always tap in directly at the validators (the sleek looking thingies in the middle of the yellow band he's walking to at the 2:51 mark). This saves you a euro per ticket for using the machines (which is ridiculous, I know) and saves you the hassle of buying a ticket. Downside is that you should not forget to tap out at your destination (which is not that hard within the Amsterdam area as almost all stations have barriers) ánd that it sometimes does not work flawless compared to regular tickets.

@halfdohm Did you manage to get your ticket to Sloterdijk?

@weeardguy Have you encountered any issues with the wireless bank card method?

@@WalkingSerenity No issues. The train system in the Netherlands is outstanding.

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Lol, thanks

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Thanks a lot!

They are nice, aren't they?

Thanks for explaining that to me! Ha ha!

Glad you enjoyed it!

You are a wealth of information! Thanks

I think they did some reorganization since then

I'm not entirely sure, but I'll look into it

Yes, you can pay with debit card, credit card, smartwatch and cellphone (Google Pay and Apple Pay) in almost the whole country. At the end of this year it is available in the whole country. You do it by keeping your card, watch or phone in front of the check in kiosk, wait until you see a message on the display of the kiosk where you checked in. Do the same after you leave the train, mostly these check out kiosks are in the station hall or on the platform. When you take a bus, the check in kiosk is at the entrance next to the driver and for check out at every exit. Don’t forget to check out or you will pay the maximum tariff. For the subway it can be at the platform gates or on the platform if there aren’t platform gates. Check in and check out kiosk are yellow (I believe) with an OV-chip icon on it, white background with pink sign and a small display above.

Yes, but be aware that (unlike civilised countries) there's NO price-cap at all. You pay the full fare for every single journey you make this way. Daycards and such can not be loaded or coupled to your card. If you plan on using public transport a lot, the disposable tickets could be the cheaper option.

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@RealConstructor thanks a lot, but how to know if I will pay for first class or second class using my debt card ? Are the kiosks different for first and second class?

Everyone does

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You need to get onto the No.51 train that will take you to the RAI. We stayed in the Museumplein or museum district when attending a trade show at the RAI.

Thanks for the info

@@harlanchinn8121 Be aware that the 51 is a metro operated by GVB, and NOT a train by NS. Usually many trains call at Amsterdam RAI as well, but trackworks can happen which could render this station not serviced by trains at any given moment. The NS-website will tell you this if you plan your journey there.

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yes! as of 31/01/23 you can check-in and out with bank cards just like an OV-chipkaart, accepted card types are mastercard and visa. as far as i know wise uses visa type, so it should work, but its best you check.

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