Suspected sabotage disrupts Dutch trains, level crossings
ProRail said materials were deliberately placed on tracks at more than 20 locations, causing track-circuit failures and halting trains across the network.
- On Tuesday, a major outage hit the Dutch railway system after security systems were disrupted in 20 different places. ProRail, the company managing the infrastructure, is treating the cause as possible sabotage.
- Railway workers discovered 'materials' deliberately placed on the tracks at 5.30 a.m., causing track-circuit failures. The objects disturbed sensors monitoring train locations, forcing signals to turn red and interfering with safety systems, a spokesman told NOS.
- Train services around Zwolle, Deventer, Amersfoort, and Utrecht faced severe delays during the morning rush hour. The Reisplanner app used by travellers to plan journeys was also out of service during the disruption.
- Thousands traveled to The Hague to watch Willem-Alexander participate in the annual budget procession, coinciding with the railway disruption. The royal family traditionally rides through the city in horse-drawn carriages to mark the government's legislative programme.
- Trains running through Utrecht and Zwolle, including routes to Schiphol, are expected to resume from 10 a.m. The National railway company advised travelers to check the app for updates, as it remains unclear when services will fully normalize.
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Train traffic was almost impossible in most of the central and eastern parts of the country on Tuesday, after the discovery of objects on the tracks at about thirty different places. The origin of the event was not yet established, on Wednesday, while the traffic resumed.
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In parts of the north and the centre of the Netherlands, the train traffic seems to have been affected by sabotage.
The Dutch train system experienced disruptions in several areas following dozens of what are believed to be acts of sabotage, and authorities have launched an investigation.
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Dutch authorities discovered items on railway tracks in around 30 separate locations.
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