Passing the gates at NS stations » General Information
Many Dutch stations have gates that can only be opened with a valid ticket.
At present, passengers can open the gates with the following international tickets:
All Homeprint tickets (irrespective of the distributor, with a limited number of exceptions such as Poland, Italy and Spain).
Tickets issued in Belgium
Mobile ticket from NMBS Europe (NMBS)
Vending machine and counter ticket from NMBS Mobility (only valid in Roosendaal)
Train ticket from NMBS Mobility (barcode on the validation certificate; only valid in Roosendaal)
Tickets issued in Denmark (DSB)
A4 Secure Paper
Tickets issued in Germany (DB)
A4 Secure Paper
Handy ticket
Vending machine ticket
Tickets issued by Eurostar
Paper ticket (elongated barcode)
Mobile ticket
Tickets issued in France (SNCF)
SNCF paper ticket (elongated barcode)
Tickets issued in Hungary (MAV-Start)
Mobile ticket
Tickets issued in the Netherlands (NS)
One-time chip card from NS (cross-border travel)
Mobile ticket from NS International
UVB / VVB (Deferral of Payment or Ticket, issued on board the train)
Tickets issued in Austria (ÖBB)
Mobile ticket
Tickets issued in Sweden (SJ)
Mobile ticket
Tickets issued in Europe
Paper Eurail and Interrail Pass (barcode on the back of the ticket cover)
Mobile Eurail and Interrail Pass
FIP Country Coupons (barcode on the flyer in the ticket cover)
The gates can also be opened with:
An OV-chipkaart (public transport smart card)
An NS-Business Card
A KeyCard (on paper or digital)
With some tickets, he gates can not be opened (for example a bicycle ticket or separate seat reservation), even if they have a square barcode. You open the gates with your international ticket. If you do not have a working square barcode on your international ticket, have not received a KeyCard or have lost your ticket, please report to:
an Information column at the gates and press the blue button for help
an NS service employee, if one is present at the station
When you have lost your international train ticket before your journey has started, you need to purchase a new international train ticket.
Visiting a station without travelling
It remains possible to pick someone up, see someone off or shop at a station with entrance gates.
Anyone with an OV-chipkaart (with a product or sufficient balance) can open a gate at the station. If you check in and out within 60 minutes, no money will be deducted from your balance. This also applies to the NS-Business Card or if you check in and out with your debit card.
At the NS ticket machine at a number of stations it is possible to load a free one-time station passage product onto the OV-chipkaart. This way you can spend 60 minutes at that station on that day. For more information, go to Passing through the gates without travelling | NS |.