The Netherlands is connected to the European high-speed rail network with one dedicated high-speed line, HSL-Zuid, and improved traditional rail. Plans for a second dedicated high-speed line, HSL-Oost, have been cancelled.
Three high-speed train services currently operate in the Netherlands: Thalys, InterCityExpress (ICE) and Fyra. Thalys started operating on the HSL-Zuid on 13 December 2009