Is it possible to store luggage at Eindhoven Central Station? We are staying in Eindhoven, and traveling to Venlo for Floriade. On our last day,we will have to check out of our hotel in the morning, but will be going to Amsterdam on an afternoon train,and would like to store our bags at the station in Eindhoven. Also, can bags be stored at Amsterdam Centraal Station for several days?
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New Paltz, NY
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The Eindhoven Station should have lockers as it's a large station, but the problem is that the lockers will only accept chip & pin cards as payment; no cash. The lockers at Amsterdam Centraal will accept magnetic strip cards, and you can store bags for up to 72 hours: http://tinyurl.com/72x6b6q
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OP
Burnet, TX
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What is a chip card? Can we get them in Amsterdam?
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New Paltz, NY
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Credit and Debit cards issued in Europe have a special micro-chips embedded in them. Most all US cards don't have this chip which makes using automated machines like lockers problematic. You might be able to purchase a prepaid debit debit (chip) card at the ticket counter at Eindhoven station which would work in the lockers. A couple years back when the lockers at Amsterdam Centraal were chip-only, Dutch Rail sold these cards to Americans so they could use the lockers. They got sick of selling them so they converted the lockers at Centraal and a few other stations so our magnetic strip cards would be work. But I'm not certain they have the same arrangement at Eindhoven?????
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OP
Burnet, TX
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Thanks for the helpI will look into getting a prepaid chip card for that.