There are still almost no trains in Limburg on Saturday morning. Storm Eunice has caused “enormous damage” according to rail management ProRail.
It could take until Saturday afternoon before train traffic in Limburg and the rest of the country is (fully) restarted. In the meantime, the first Arriva slow trains would be running again.
trees
According to ProRail, there are trees on the track in many places in the country or the overhead wires have been damaged. A lot of loose objects would also have been found. For example, plastic has also entered the overhead lines. To restore this, the voltage must be removed from the overhead line.
Arriva reports on Twitter that there is a tree on the track between Maastricht and Sittard. There is also a tree on the train rails between Heerlen and Aachen. The carrier says it will use buses at those places to take travelers to their destination.
Schouwritten
On Saturday night, contractors went to look at the tracks to assess the damage. In addition, ProRail carries out ‘inspection rides’. These are journeys without passengers to check whether there are roadblocks and/or damage to the track.
Away
They are also working hard on the roads to clean up things that have ended up on the asphalt. Rijkswaterstaat advises road users to check the traffic information and the weather information before departure.
Code green
The KNMI has now withdrawn the yellow warning code for Limburg. Code green now applies in our province, which means that the KNMI in Limburg does not issue a warning for the expected weather type. The warnings have also been withdrawn in almost all other provinces. Code yellow only applies in the provinces of Zeeland and South Holland.