Piling work along the track is the cause of the subsidence of the train rails near Vught. ProRail reports this after an investigation. The problem will be repaired on Friday night, allowing trains to run again on Saturday morning.
Due to the piling, the ground under the track has settled slightly. The subsidence has now stopped. It was previously thought that water may have played a role, but according to ProRail that appears not to be the case.
On Friday it became clear that part of the track near Vught had subsided considerably. As a result, no trains ran between Den Bosch and Tilburg and between Den Bosch and Boxtel. Images showed that the track was clearly crooked.
A special machine will straighten the rails again
A special machine is used to make the track safe again. This so-called tamping machine re-levels the track and straightens it. The work will be carried out overnight and should be completed before the end of the outage.
Due to the disruption, train traffic was halted all evening. NS deployed buses, but warned that it could become very busy because there are normally many trains on these routes. Long lines of travelers formed at Den Bosch station trying to continue their journey.
There is a new track bed in Vught
According to ProRail, most track beds are already about 150 years old and are therefore firmly settled. In this case, the work in the area still caused the subsoil to subside.
If everything goes according to plan, the trains will run according to schedule again on Saturday morning.
