NS Lab

NS Lab offers new functionalities that make your train journey better and more fun.

In NS Lab we test various new functionalities that can make your journey better and more enjoyable. You as a traveler play a central role in this. Are you testing with us?

The right information at any time - without searching!

NS Lab offers you step-by-step travel guidance, but is not a travel planner. How does that work? You plan your trip in the NS app and share it with the NS Lab app. You will then receive useful information and entertainment on the road. You can see how many minutes you have to catch your train, where and when you need to change trains and you get navigation to your platform at a number of large train stations. Even if you have not planned a trip, NS Lab offers you - based on your location - the travel information you need. This way we show you which train you are on and at which stations it will stop.

Entertainment on the move

In addition to step-by-step travel guidance, NS Lab also provides entertainment during your train journey. Meet MindfulNS for a more relaxed journey, listen to one of our podcasts or play the Spoorwijs quiz, exclusively on your train journey between Amsterdam and Eindhoven.

Give your opinion

Do you want to have the correct travel information at hand during every step in your train journey? Do you enjoy being entertained during your train journey? And are you curious about what NS is doing to make your train journey easier and more fun? Download NS Lab now and test with us!

How does it work

To use NS Lab properly, you need the NS app on your mobile, you link a personal OV chip card to the app and you give the app permission to use your location. You also need at least Android 5.0. For some parts of the app we ask you to log in with your My NS account.

NS Lab in short:

* Test along with NS in tomorrow's journey and give your opinion

* Step by step travel guidance and travel information

* Entertainment on the move

* Navigation on train stations