“Given the nature and extent of the problem, we can not exactly say how long this situation will last,” said NS in a statement. “Certainly our travelers in this area during and after the Friday evening rush hour inconvenienced.”
Especially the route around Schiphol affected. Since driving a large part of the day, no trains. Other affected routes are Hilversum – Amsterdam, Haarlem and Amsterdam-head – Daman and Enkhuizen
Meanwhile, there are also sections where limited trains, such as Amsterdam and Utrecht, Amsterdam and Lelystad.. Furthermore, the country affected by the issues on the track.
The NS advises travelers to postpone their journey in North Holland and Flevoland as much as possible. Sure they used buses, but there are not enough to be of service to all travelers
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Diemen
The power failure originated at a power station in Diemen and lasted over an hour. About a million households in the region affected by the outage, which was all resolved around 15:30.
By the power outages were twenty trains stopped on the track and other trains could not leave. Thousands of travelers were stranded at stations including Amsterdam Central and Utrecht Central. The people in the stranded trains had to be evacuated and were transported by buses to various stations.
Although the NS weather can make use of the power supply, the trains can not just start again. According to the rail service is a major logistical operation to all trains to run according to the timetable.
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The fault not only caused problems on the track. At the stations the signs were not working and could not travelers Check. Again, people until after the evening rush inconvenienced.
A spokesman for NS tells NU.nl that travelers who could not check in or out as a result of the power failure, that right can put on their personal page on the NS website.
View the current situation on the track
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