The Dutch Railways expected that the malfunction would have been resolved around 9.15 am, which was first adjusted to 9.45 am, but the planning has now been shifted to 11.45 am
An NS spokesperson tells NH that there is ‘quite a lot of impact’ for train travelers. “The good news is that there is no malfunction between Amsterdam Central and Schiphol,” said the spokesperson. “But anyone who takes the train from Hilversum, Utrecht and Amersfoort will not get any further than Amsterdam Zuid station.”
Impact around Schiphol
There are also trains between Schiphol and Leiden, Hoofddorp and Rotterdam and fewer trains run between the airport and Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena. The train schedule must be adjusted because some trains that cannot turn further, which will not work if other trains are behind them. Because it is not yet exactly clear what is going on, according to the spokesperson, delay can take longer than planned.
New report
A contractor is on the way to see what is going on. The malfunction occurs a few hundred meters from the cables at Schiphol where there was a fire on Tuesday. ProRail treats this malfunction as a new report.
Yesterday it was already hit on the track around Schiphol. Due to a power outage after a fire, the train traffic to and from Schiphol was flat all day yesterday. The fire was probably caused by a crime.
Inconvenient
The malfunction came yesterday, just like today, extremely inconvenient. Due to the NATO summit, Rijkswaterstaat had called for the car to stand. The consequences of the malfunction were noticeable all day.