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Defective railway track: Amsterdam-Utrecht (17 August 2023)

  1. Disruption resolved Last update

    Between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal the train traffic is fully resumed.

  2. Delays decreasing

    Between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal the restrictions are resolved.
    Delays are decreasing.
    Service is normal around 2:30 PM hours.

  3. Update

    Between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal far fewer trains are running due to a defective railway track.
    This will take until approximately 2:30 PM hours.

    Advice

    Use the Amsterdam metro system between Amsterdam Amstel, Duivendrecht and Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA.

    Train measures

    • Intercity 800 Alkmaar/Maastricht - Maastricht/Alkmaar is cancelled between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal
    • Intercity 3000 Den Helder/Nijmegen - Nijmegen/Den Helder keeps running normally between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal
    • Intercity 3900 Enkhuizen/Heerlen - Heerlen/Enkhuizen is cancelled between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal
    • Sprinter 4000 Uitgeest/Rotterdam C. - Rotterdam C./Uitgeest is cancelled between Amsterdam Centraal and Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA

  4. Update

    Between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal there are problems later today due to a defective railway track.
    This will take until approximately 2:30 PM hours.

    Advice

    From 12:30 onwards, a lot fewer trains.

    Train measures

    • Intercity 800 Maastricht/Alkmaar - Alkmaar/Maastricht is cancelled between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal
    • Intercity 3000 Nijmegen/Den Helder - Den Helder/Nijmegen keeps running normally between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal
    • Intercity 3900 Heerlen/Enkhuizen - Enkhuizen/Heerlen is cancelled between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal
    • Sprinter 4000 Rotterdam C./Uitgeest - Uitgeest/Rotterdam C. is cancelled between Amsterdam Centraal and Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA

  5. Update

    Between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal there are problems later today due to a defective railway track.
    This will take until approximately 2:30 PM hours.

    Advice

    From 12:30 onwards, a lot fewer trains.

    Train measures

    • Intercity 3000 Nijmegen/Den Helder - Den Helder/Nijmegen keeps running normally between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal

  6. Update

    Between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal there are problems later today due to a defective railway track.
    This will take until approximately 2:00 PM hours.

    Advice

    From 12:30 fewer trains

  7. Disruption

    Between Amsterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal there are problems later today due to a technical investigation.
    This will take until approximately 2:00 PM hours.

    Advice

    From 12:30 fewer trains

More about this disruption

Statistics

This disruption started at 11:50 AM on August 17, 2023 and took 2 hours, 39 minutes in total.

For statistics, this disruption is caused due to a defective railway track.

Affected lines

The following lines are affected by this disruption:

Operators

This disruption affects trains operated by NS and NS International.

Got delayed due to this disruption? You may be reimbursed.

Refunds and passenger rights