Key facts
- Suspected sabotage disrupted Dutch train services during Tuesday's morning rush hour.
- Objects were deliberately placed on tracks at multiple locations across central and northern Netherlands.
- The sabotage caused track-circuit failures and affected several level crossings.
- ProRail, the Dutch rail infrastructure operator, is treating the incident as sabotage.
- National railway company NS reported significant disruptions around Zwolle, Deventer, and Amersfoort.
- It is unclear when train services will return to normal.
Train services across central and northern parts of the Netherlands were significantly disrupted on Tuesday morning due to suspected sabotage. Objects deliberately placed on the tracks at multiple locations caused track-circuit failures, impacting the rail network and several level crossings, which in turn affected road traffic. ProRail, the Dutch rail infrastructure operator, stated that it was treating the incident as sabotage and that its workers were in the process of clearing the objects to restore safe conditions. The national railway company NS reported that train services around Zwolle, Deventer, and Amersfoort were particularly hard-hit during the morning rush hour. It remained unclear when train services would return to normal.