Hours after the power outage in North Holland is still unable to get the NS train traffic moving again. NS advises travelers to not have to travel to or from stations in the region of Amsterdam and Schiphol.
Even travelers who are already underway, it is recommended to go looking for alternatives. ‘Allow all on a drive and it is not necessary to travel by train tonight, we recommend you to arrange your own transport or postpone your trip until tomorrow, “on the website of the NS.
Bus
The NS buses used to take still as many travelers to their destination, but that is not enough. “We will have buses, but the capacity is by far not enough to get everyone home,” says a spokesman.
The buses run between Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Haarlem, between Amsterdam Schiphol and South and between Leiden Central and Schiphol. Rail passengers in Amsterdam can step into the subway.
Security
The power outage earlier today surpassed North Holland and Flevoland, and is being investigated on several fronts. Minister Ard van der Steur (VVD) of Security and Justice is investigating what have been the consequences for safety. At Schiphol include security checks failed.
Minister Henk Kamp (VVD) of Economic Affairs is investigating what caused the massive power outage and what measures should be taken to prevent something like this in the future.
Cause
According operator TenneT had the power outage on Friday for technical reasons and this was the result of “a particular set of circumstances.” The immediate cause of the fault lay with a power station in Diemen.
That station is ‘redundant’, which means that if one half of the station, the other half automatically takes over the transmission of electricity. When a switch in connection with activities both halves have been linked briefly Friday morning. That is a normal procedure.
Around 9:37 pm there was probably a short circuit in the power station, after which both halves are automatically disabled. About one million households were affected by the outage. It was one of the greatest failures of recent years in the Netherlands
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