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Extra measures will be introduced at train stations to remind travellers of the 1.5 metre rule and keep the station environment safe, NS and rail network operator ProRail have announced. The package includes markers on the floor to indicate distance at busy spots such as staircases, escalators and ticket machines. Cleaning will be stepped up as well, particularly of stair railings, buttons and door handles. Arnhem Centraal, Amsterdam Zuid, Utrecht Centraal, Gouda, Culemborg and Groningen Noord will be the first stations to display the boards and pictograms of the rules to be followed by all train stations from May 11. If effective the measures will be rolled out across the whole of the public transport sector, NS said. The coronavirus railway rules: Keep to the 1.5 metre distance Keep to the right as much as possible Avoid touching objects in the station as much as possible Keep a distance of 4 steps on the escalator Do not use the elevator if there is more than two of you Keep a dista...

The Netherlands will come to a standstill at 8pm on Monday as the Dutch remember those killed in war or during peacekeeping operations since the outbreak of the outbreak of World War II. But this year there will be no massed crowds at Dam square in the centre of Amsterdam, where king Willem-Alexander, queen Maxima and other dignitaries usually lay wreaths at the war memorial. Instead, the Dam will be deserted, and the king and queen will lay a wreath in the presence of prime minister Mark Rutte, Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema plus a handful of others. The king will also make a televised speech to the nation. ‘The Dam will never have been so empty on Remembrance Day,’ Rutte said at his weekly press conference on Friday. ‘In that sense, coronavirus is making us very aware of how important our freedom is.’ Shops close New arrivals to the Netherlands are often surprised by the solemnity of the May 4 tradition. All shops are required by law to close by 7pm. Public transport and road traffic ...