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Buy a Ticket at the Station Ticket and Service Desk

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Even with the modernisation of many train stations  and the increase in  eticket sales   over the last few years, you will be happy to hear that it is still possible to buy regular point to point tickets for your train trip at the train station service desk. Just find the OV Service and Ticket Shop  and ask the staff for help.  If you are at a small station then look for the 7/11 style store called the 'Kiosk' with Tickets & Service sign and you can get information and your ticket.       The single use tickets are printed as single use OV cards (OV- Openbaar Vervoer is the Dutch for public transport). These cards have a chip and antenna inside the card and allows you to check in and out at the barrier gates or at the free standing check in card readers when entering or leaving a station. Just tell the member of staff where you want to go and they will print the OV card. The date (as well as the route) will be printed on the card. To validate this ticket you need to ‘che