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Suspected sabotage causes major Netherlands rail disruption
The gist
ProRail says deliberate objects on Dutch tracks caused signalling failures at 24 locations on Tuesday.
The outage hit rush-hour routes to Schiphol and Utrecht; no suspects are known.
How it unfolded
- Sep 15, 2026 05:30Signalling failures began around 5:30 a.m. local time at numerous locations, causing section malfunctions and major consequences for train traffic.
- Sep 15, 2026ProRail said it was treating the cause as possible sabotage and warned passengers in the centre and north of the country to expect cancellations and delays; at least 15 disruptions were recorded, with routes to Schiphol and Utrecht affected.
- Sep 15, 2026NS said services around Zwolle, Deventer and Amersfoort were hit hard around the morning rush hour, and that the disruption was so extensive a bus replacement service was 'not possible'.