Are there trains without WC in the Netherlands?
I have read some news that in the Netherlands there are no WCs in some short-distance trains because it would be too expensive.
Is it true that there are urinal bags in these trains? How can I check, if any train has a WC or not?
Best Answer
It's true. But it's not so much the short distance trains as the slow trains (which you typically would take for short distances).
I haven't seen these 'peebags' myself, but apparently, there at least was a plan to introduce them (in Dutch):
However, it also appears that this news dates from information leaked (haha) to the press (in Dutch):
So, in the end, it appears though there are certainly trains without toilets in the Netherlands, in the future, these slow trains will be equipped again with toilets (in Dutch):
I don't think there's an easy way to determine which trains have toilets, except that the rule of thumb is that 'stoptreinen' (frequently stopping trains), 'sprinters' (contrary to what the name might imply, short distance, regularly stopping trains) and 'some regional trains' no longer have toilets (from http://www.treinenmettoiletten.nl/veelgestelde-vragen.html, in Dutch).
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