A new high-speed passenger train Eurocity Direct leaves Rotterdam Central towards Brussels 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)