Director of Dutch state-owned passenger railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) Wouter Koolmees (R) and Mayor of Rotterdam Carola Schouten (L) attend the opening ceremony for new high-speed passenger train Eurocity Direct at Rotterdam Central railway station on December 15, 2024. Eurocity Direct runs from Amsterdam to Brussels via Hazeldonk border and Antwerp, Rotterdam and Schiphol in about 2 hours from December 15, 2024. (Photo by Robin van Lonkhuijsen / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)