Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Schiphol Airport station in Amsterdam
A crowded train platform at Schiphol Airport with many headed to Amsterdam on King's Day. 27 April 2018 - Credit: Zack Newmark / NL Times
Business
train traffic
NS
high speed train line
Amsterdam
schiphol
Eindhoven
Heerlen
maintenance
heat
weather
heat wave
Thursday, 25 July 2019 - 14:00
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

NS running fewer trains; more maintenance needed due to heat

NS is running fewer trains on three busy routes - the high speed line between Amsterdam, Schiphol and Rotterdam, between Amsterdam and Eindhoven, and between Eindhoven and Heerlen. The rail company is dealing with capacity problems because trains were exposed to the heat for a long time on Wednesday and therefore need extra maintenance on Thursday, an NS spokesperson said to AD.

"Yesterday trains were exposed to the heat for hours, which means that more maintenance is needed. That is why we have canceled a number of trains as a precaution", the spokesperson said. Three instead of five trains per hour are running on the high speed line, and four instead of six trains are running between Eindhoven and Amsterdam.

According to NS, the current timetable is still sufficient to get everyone to their destinations during this vacation time. "This change means that 92 percent of the trains now run on time", the spokesperson said to the newspaper.

Trains that have no air conditioning and windows that can't open have already been taken off the track. "These are really too hot now. We still have some old double-decker trains where the windows can open running. That is of course no fun either, but with this weather it wouldn't be anyway."

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • South American coati spotted in Breda tree evades capture
  • Three farmers arrested for attempted manslaughter; Police warn against publicly doxxing officers
  • KLM sued over sustainability, CO2 emissions compensation claims
  • Man thought to have died in car crash may have been killed in shooting
  • Dozens arrested as Extinction Rebellion activists block A12 in climate protest
  • Impoverished households to get extra €500 for energy bills after all

Top stories

  • Three farmers arrested for attempted manslaughter; Police warn against publicly doxxing officers
  • One-year anniversary of Peter R. de Vries shooting
  • Big cities to push Dutch population growth in coming years
  • Video: Police fire shots at Heerenveen farmer protest; Actions at Groningen airport today
  • Covid infections may be stabilizing at new peak, but hospital total jumps 20 percent
  • Bisexual people often victims of violence; Situation not improving

© 2012-2022, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content