Defect at Leiden puts train traffic to Amsterdam and Haarlem almost flat NOW

A defective overhead line puts the train traffic from Leiden to Amsterdam and Haarlem almost flat on Wednesday until well into the afternoon. “Much fewer trains” run until at least 4.30 p.m., according to the Dutch Railways. According to ProRail, a overhead crane fell on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. “The damage is great … Read more

Teenagers who shot at trains with ball guns receive a work sentence at NS | NOW

Two 15-year-old boys who shot a train on the route between Tilburg and Breda in November last year were sentenced to a 30-hour work sentence at the Dutch Railways. That confirms a spokesperson for the Zeeland-West-Brabant court on Thursday afternoon after reporting by Broadcasting Brabant. The two must also jointly pay 15,000 euros to the … Read more

Rail at The Hague quickly recovered after derailment, trains already on Sunday morning | NOW

Train traffic between The Hague and Utrecht is slowly starting to rise again on Sunday after a train derailed at The Hague Voorburg station on Thursday. From 10.30 a.m. on Sunday, two more intercity trains will run between The Hague and Gouda per hour, according to the Dutch Railways. The Dutch Railways initially assumed that … Read more