Three-country train service begins after years of setbacks

The first regular train service linking cities in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium has gone into service after years of delays and setbacks. The Drielandentrein runs once an hour from Aachen to Liège via Maastricht, crossing two borders and spanning three linguistic regions along its 78-kilometre route. The 90-minute service, run by Arriva, was first proposed more than a decade ago to meet the growing demand from students and commuters living across the border, but was held up by technical...