More railway chaos for Dutch commuters, Schiphol users
10 years, 1 month ago

More railway chaos for Dutch commuters, Schiphol users

Dutch News  

Problems with the signals led to a sharp reduction in trains between Rotterdam and The Hague on Friday morning and passengers are being warned they face delays of up to one hour. Earlier, train services to Schiphol airport were disrupted after a fire alarm at the airport’s station. Dutch Rail said services will not be back to normal until at least 11.00 hours. Services to Schiphol are more often disrupted because of smoke alarms due to the extra stringent safety precautions, a railway spokesman told news agency ANP.

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Rail works: Two weeks of train disruptions on The Hague-Rotterdam route
1 week, 6 days ago

Rail works: Two weeks of train disruptions on The Hague-Rotterdam route

NL Times  

People traveling by train between The Hague and Rotterdam can expect disruptions to the train service for over two weeks. ProRail will work on the track between the Delft Campus and Rotterdam Central Station from March 12 to 27. The day after, Rotterdam CS will be accessible by train again, but there will be far fewer trains until 6:00 p.m. …

Train services disrupted due to damaged overhead line near Amsterdam RAI
2 months ago

Train services disrupted due to damaged overhead line near Amsterdam RAI

NL Times  

Train traffic between Amsterdam RAI and surrounding stations has been suspended due to a damaged overhead line. The Nederlandse Spoorwegen expects repairs to continue until at least 4 p.m. Sunday, leaving commuters facing delays and rerouted services. The disruption has halted train services between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA, with NS advising travelers to use metro services as an …

Train disruptions expected near Amsterdam, Schiphol from Jan. 10-13
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Train disruptions expected near Amsterdam, Schiphol from Jan. 10-13

NL Times  

The Nederlandse Spoorwegen has issued a warning about significant disruptions to train services around Amsterdam and Schiphol this weekend due to scheduled track maintenance. The work, which will take place from Friday through Monday, January 13, will reduce the number of tracks available near Schiphol Airport, resulting in fewer trains and changes to departure platforms. Next weekend, train traffic between …

Schiphol saw more passengers than last year but still below pre-pandemic levels
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Schiphol saw more passengers than last year but still below pre-pandemic levels

NL Times  

More passengers transited through Schiphol Airport last year, and the number of flights to and from the largest airport in the Netherlands also increased. The number of passengers and flights in 2024 was still below the level of 2019, the last year before the coronavirus pandemic, Schiphol announced on Tuesday. Schiphol handled 473,814 flight movements last year, 7 percent more …

Storm Floriane: 600 delays at Schiphol Airport, Issues on Dutch railways
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Storm Floriane: 600 delays at Schiphol Airport, Issues on Dutch railways

NL Times  

The weather system known as Floriane made landfall in the Netherlands on Monday afternoon, becoming the third official winter storm to hit the country this season, and the second storm since 2025 began less than a week ago. With gusts of over 100 kilometers per hour at times, the storm was causing problems at Schiphol Airport and on Dutch train …

Nearly no trains will run in the Netherlands from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. on New Year’s Eve
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly no trains will run in the Netherlands from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. on New Year’s Eve

NL Times  

There will be almost no trains running after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, as is usually the case. Evening trains will also run between the capital city and Haarlem, and NS evening trains will also run between Rotterdam and Utrecht, with extra stops at Amsterdam Bijlmer and Amsterdam Sloterdijk. Intercity trains in various directions will start extra early near …

NS expands train schedule with major changes for 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

NS expands train schedule with major changes for 2024

NL Times  

Dutch rail operator NS has implemented its new timetable on Sunday, introducing significant increases in train frequency and expanded operating hours. From Monday through Thursday, six intercity trains per hour will run all day between Rotterdam and Schiphol and Schiphol and Arnhem. Additionally, intercity trains will run every 15 minutes on Friday and Saturday evenings between Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, and …

Multiple outages impacting train traffic between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Multiple outages impacting train traffic between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam

NL Times  

Traveling to and from Schiphol Airport by train will be a bit of an issue on Tuesday morning as multiple outages are impacting train traffic to the airport. No trains are running between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena and between Schiphol and Duivendrecht, and fewer Sprinters are running between the airport and Amsterdam Sloterdijk, NS reported. The issue between …

Storm Conall rush hour: Early traffic jams, NS changes timetable, More flights scrapped
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Storm Conall rush hour: Early traffic jams, NS changes timetable, More flights scrapped

NL Times  

People in the Netherlands were facing a series of issues on the roads, at train stations, and at Schiphol Airport on Wednesday afternoon with the expectation that Storm Conall was going to make landfall. Intercity trains operating between the central stations in Utrecht and Rotterdam were also cancelled from 3:45 p.m. through at least 5:30 p.m. due to a defective …

Fewer trains to and from Schiphol Airport due to rail works and strikes
4 months, 1 week ago

Fewer trains to and from Schiphol Airport due to rail works and strikes

NL Times  

Train passengers traveling to or from Schiphol can expect disruptions on the tracks until Tuesday, December 3. Due to the rail work, significantly fewer trains will be running. Furthermore, from November 16 to November 28 and on December 2 and 3, there will be significantly fewer trains to and from the airport. In addition to the rail work on the …

Wednesday rail strike will seriously impact many more Dutch cities than just Amsterdam
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4 months, 1 week ago

Wednesday rail strike will seriously impact many more Dutch cities than just Amsterdam

NL Times  

The consequences of the strike at ProRail traffic control posts in Amsterdam and Alkmaar on Wednesday morning will be even greater than NS previously reported. The carrier announced on Tuesday that the “impact area” has been expanded and that fewer trains will also run between Utrecht Centraal and the central stations in both Eindhoven and Arnhem. On Monday, the national …

Most trains in Amsterdam, Schiphol and the surroundings will not run Wednesday morning
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Most trains in Amsterdam, Schiphol and the surroundings will not run Wednesday morning

NL Times  

Rail passengers can expect widespread disruptions in most of the Randstad on Wednesday as a result of rail strikes, national railway NS confirmed on Monday. The strike will take effect for three hours starting at 6 a.m., knocking out service in all of Noord-Holland, including Amsterdam and Alkmaar, as well as parts of the provinces of Utrecht and Flevoland. Workers …

Delays and detour at Schiphol all weekend due to track work
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Delays and detour at Schiphol all weekend due to track work

NL Times  

Train travelers in Amsterdam can expect delays and detours throughout the weekend as work is being carried out on the tracks between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Zuid station. ProRail is improving the track at Schiphol Airport from Friday, November 8, to Sunday, November 10, and from Saturday, November 16, to Tuesday, December 3, NS reports. There will also be no …

Nearly all train traffic shut down around Schiphol Airport this morning
1 year ago

Nearly all train traffic shut down around Schiphol Airport this morning

NL Times  

Nearly all rail traffic around Schiphol Airport ground to a halt on Wednesday morning as the result of a switch failure. Some trains were still running between the airport and Leiden Centraal Station, national railway NS wrote in an update. “Fewer Sprinters are running between Leiden Centraal Station and Den Haag Centraal Station, and no Intercity Direct trains are running …

Fewer trains to Schiphol for ten days next week due to construction work
1 year, 1 month ago

Fewer trains to Schiphol for ten days next week due to construction work

NL Times  

Starting Monday, February 26, there will be fewer trains to Schiphol Airport for ten days due to construction work, ProRail reported. Furthermore, from Monday, NS will be able to operate one train per hour less on the high-speed rail line between Breda and Amsterdam. Due to delivery problems, there are fewer new trains and the older ones need maintenance. As …

Snow causing flight delays, cancellations at Schiphol, disrupting train traffic
1 year, 2 months ago

Snow causing flight delays, cancellations at Schiphol, disrupting train traffic

NL Times  

The snowy weather is increasingly impacting aviation and train traffic in the Netherlands. The Dutch airline tends to cancel flights ahead of bad weather to give travelers advance warning and itself more room for flexibility. Arrivals at Schiphol are being regulated due to the weather, and “high delays” were expected, the European air traffic control center Eurocontrol said early this …

Most trains in Northern Netherlands cancelled; Delays at Schiphol & on roads
2 years ago

Most trains in Northern Netherlands cancelled; Delays at Schiphol & on roads

NL Times  

A technical malfunction forced the cancellation of most trains operating in the northern provinces of the Netherlands on Tuesday. The second consecutive windy and rainy workday also caused some problems at Schiphol Airport, and the busiest morning rush hour of the year was reported, a situation compounded by rail strikes. The major malfunction at a train traffic control station in …

Amsterdam, Schiphol train disruptions to continue into early Tuesday morning
2 years ago

Amsterdam, Schiphol train disruptions to continue into early Tuesday morning

NL Times  

People planning on using the trains to and from the Amsterdam area may have to consider other options on Monday afternoon and evening, as track and switching problems announced earlier in the day have not been fixed. The problems are largely due to a break in the railroad near Amsterdam-Zuid, another in Haarlem, and a broken switch near Amsterdam Centraal. …

Morning trains around Amsterdam, Schiphol delayed & cancelled due to rail issues
2 years ago

Morning trains around Amsterdam, Schiphol delayed & cancelled due to rail issues

NL Times  

Separate issues regarding defective train tracks and train signals were causing several problems on train routes to and from Amsterdam, said Dutch national railway NS and infrastructure firm ProRail. No trains are expected to run on the route between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Zuid for much of the morning, the organizations said. The NS also said that there will be …

Signal failure briefly halts train traffic around A'dam; NS warns of significant delays
2 years, 1 month ago

Signal failure briefly halts train traffic around A'dam; NS warns of significant delays

NL Times  

A major signal and point failure brought train traffic around Amsterdam to a standstill on Friday morning, NS reported. NS's travel information showed that train traffic around Amsterdam was affected by two other signal failures. Train traffic between Amsterdam Central Station and Rotterdam Central Station can expect problems until at least 11:30 a.m. NS reported those failures early on Friday …

Train strike goes ahead, limited service to Schiphol airport
2 years, 6 months ago

Train strike goes ahead, limited service to Schiphol airport

Dutch News  

Talks over pay and conditions between unions and train operator NS have broken down again and strike action on Friday is going ahead, causing heavier traffic and deserted train stations. A new offer by NS was rejected yesterday, prompting the train operator to suspend services on Friday across the country for safety reasons. Access by train to Schiphol will be …

Most international trains won’t run in the Netherlands on Friday; Schiphol trains announced
2 years, 6 months ago

Most international trains won’t run in the Netherlands on Friday; Schiphol trains announced

NL Times  

The planned strike by the unions representing the workers of the national Dutch railway, NS, will heavily impact all international train routes to and from the Netherlands on Friday. No Thalys and Eurostar trains will operate in the Netherlands on Friday “Due to a risk of social unrest at the railways in the Netherlands on Friday September 9, 2022, our …

Most NS trains cancelled on Friday due to strike; Some Schiphol trains may operate
2 years, 6 months ago

Most NS trains cancelled on Friday due to strike; Some Schiphol trains may operate

NL Times  

Dutch national railway NS said it will cancel nearly all trains scheduled to operate on Friday as the result of the strike announcement by its largest labor unions. During the second half of August, the labor unions FNV Spoor, VVMC and CNV, which represent thousands of NS workers, held five one-day strikes that were meant to affect narrower regions of …

Almost all Dutch trains halted by strike around Utrecht
2 years, 6 months ago

Almost all Dutch trains halted by strike around Utrecht

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Almost the entire Dutch railway …

Schiphol workforce grows by 400, but many vacancies remain
2 years, 8 months ago

Schiphol workforce grows by 400, but many vacancies remain

NL Times  

Schiphol’s desperate search for new employees to fill staff shortages at the airport bears some fruit. Staff shortages, mainly in baggage handling and security, have regularly caused massively long queues at Schiphol since the start of the May vacation. Despite these new additions to the Schiphol workforce, there are still many open vacancies at the airport. “Per profession, it’s 100 …

Schiphol and Eindhoven Airport prepare for farmer protests, traffic blockades
2 years, 8 months ago

Schiphol and Eindhoven Airport prepare for farmer protests, traffic blockades

NL Times  

Farmers have threatened to protest on Monday at Schiphol Airport, Eindhoven Airport and Rotterdam The Hague Airport. Authorities expect that farmers will create traffic blockades and target food distribution centers and the Port of Rotterdam. Eindhoven Airport is also preparing for possible protests alongside the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. "Due to a possible protest by farmers, it may be busier than …

Airlines want to move some Schiphol flights to Rotterdam; Groningen also available
2 years, 9 months ago

Airlines want to move some Schiphol flights to Rotterdam; Groningen also available

NL Times  

Rotterdam The Hague Airport has received an official request from several airlines to allow them to move their flights from Schiphol to the regional airport. According to the spokesperson, "a decision on the request does not have to take very long.” Relocating flights should relieve the pressure on Schiphol Airport, which is suffering from staff shortages, especially in security. Nevertheless, …

Nearly 60 flights cancelled at Schiphol; Some problems on railway & roads
2 years, 11 months ago

Nearly 60 flights cancelled at Schiphol; Some problems on railway & roads

NL Times  

Commuters were facing some problems on Friday morning in the wake of late-season snow showers and icy conditions. There were issues at Dutch airports, on the railways, and several serious accidents, including one fatal crash in Rotterdam. There was also trouble on the route between Utrecht Centraal, Gouda, and Den Haag Centraal due to a signal failure. Morning rush hour …

Train derailment near The Hague has passengers seeking alternatives
5 years, 2 months ago

Train derailment near The Hague has passengers seeking alternatives

NL Times  

A passenger train derailment in Voorburg on Thursday was expected to interrupt scheduled service on the train route between The Hague and Utrecht through the night. The accident happened just before 12:30 p.m. on a train operating between the Den Haag Centraal and Den Haag Ypenburg stations. Travelers taking trains between Den Haag Centraal and Gouda were advised to divert …

Schiphol delays possible Sunday as security guard slowdown allowed
5 years, 6 months ago

Schiphol delays possible Sunday as security guard slowdown allowed

NL Times  

Schiphol Airport security workers will be allowed to walk off the job in rotation on Sunday, a court in Haarlem ruled on Friday. Airport officials and unionized private security workers faced off on the use of labor actions to voice the FNV union’s concerns about any new security firms contracted by the airport. The airport is expected to close new …

Over 80 flights cancelled at Schiphol adding to transit woes
5 years, 9 months ago

Over 80 flights cancelled at Schiphol adding to transit woes

NL Times  

A total of 82 flights at Schiphol airport were canceled on Tuesday due to a nationwide public transit strike. NS is running four trains per hour between Schiphol and Amsterdam Central Station during the strike, as per court order. So far Schiphol CEO Dick Benschop is satisfied with how the airport is handling the public transit strike. "This concerns everyone", …

Schiphol warns passengers they face transport strike chaos on Tuesday
5 years, 9 months ago

Schiphol warns passengers they face transport strike chaos on Tuesday

Dutch News  

Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport is warning travellers they face limited train services, no buses and major traffic jams on Tuesday, as public transport workers go on strike in support of an earlier state pension age. ‘We expect a lot of traffic and congested roads around Schiphol so we would ask you to prepare yourself well and take extra travel time into …

Chaos expected at Schiphol during public transit strike, despite court ruling
5 years, 9 months ago

Chaos expected at Schiphol during public transit strike, despite court ruling

NL Times  

While a court ruled that some trains still have to run between Schiphol and Amsterdam during a nationwide public transit strike on Tuesday, the strike is still expected to cause chaos at the airport. NS hopes that the court-ordered shuttle service will prevent large groups of travelers getting stranded at the Amsterdam airport, but the Dutch rail company warns that …

Trains to Schiphol must run during Tuesday public transit strike
5 years, 9 months ago

Trains to Schiphol must run during Tuesday public transit strike

NL Times  

Trains must continue to take passengers to and from Schiphol Airport during a national public transit strike scheduled for Tuesday, a court in the Netherlands ruled on Sunday. Though buses, subways and trams will grind to a halt, the transportation unions were ordered to ensure that at least four trains per hour will run each way between Amsterdam Centraal and …

Automated trains could make 30 hourly trips between Amsterdam and Schiphol
5 years, 11 months ago

Automated trains could make 30 hourly trips between Amsterdam and Schiphol

NL Times  

ProRail wants to run automated light rail trains between Schiphol and Amsterdam with extreme high frequencies - 30 times per hour. ProRail director Pier Eringa believes that these automated trains, which he compares to a city rail line like the S-Bahn in Berlin, will be needed to accommodate the increase in passengers between the Netherlands' capital and its main airport, …

Rotterdam The Hague Airport closed due to snow; Few problems at Schiphol
6 years, 2 months ago

Rotterdam The Hague Airport closed due to snow; Few problems at Schiphol

NL Times  

The Rotterdam The Hague Airport is temporarily closed on Tuesday due to snowfall. The fire department is at the airport to clear snow off the runways, but did not have much success, a spokesperson said to RTV Rijnmond. Eindhoven Airport, Groningen Airport Eelde, and Maastricht Aachen Airport haven't reported any delays or cancelations due to the weather. "Probably some people …

Limited trains to Schiphol due to rail works
6 years, 2 months ago

Limited trains to Schiphol due to rail works

NL Times  

Rail manager ProRail will be working on the railways around Schiphol airport over the coming days, which means less train traffic to and from the airport. Over this entire period no trains will run on the route Schiphol Airport - Leiden. On Saturday and Sunday there will also be no trains on the Amsterdam Sloterdijk/Amsterdam Zuid - Schiphol route and …

Amsterdam train traffic disruption triggered by fleeing shoplifter
6 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam train traffic disruption triggered by fleeing shoplifter

NL Times  

The fault that caused a major disruption to train traffic in and around Amsterdam on Tuesday evening was the result of a software error, which was caused by a unique combination of circumstances after a shoplifter fled into the Schiphol tunnel, rail manager ProRail said, RTL Nieuws reports. The system that regulates train traffic at Schiphol was allocating a platform …

Amsterdam train traffic back on track after major disruption
6 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam train traffic back on track after major disruption

NL Times  

A major signal and switch failure that brought train traffic around Amsterdam and Schiphol to a standstill on Tuesday evening, has been fixed. Train traffic is back on track, though travelers in and around Amsterdam should take into account that trains may be more crowded than usual on Wednesday morning, NS said. Train traffic around the capital came to a …

Schiphol's safety measures can't keep up with explosive growth, Safety Board stresses
6 years, 11 months ago

Schiphol's safety measures can't keep up with explosive growth, Safety Board stresses

NL Times  

In the discussion about the future of Schiphol airport, the importance of safety is "insufficiently weighed against the other interests that are involved with the airport", the Dutch Safety Board stressed in a press release on Wednesday, NOS reports. Last year the Dutch Safety Board released an extensive report in which it stated that Schiphol can only continue growing if …

As the spring break and summer approach, Schiphol gears up for holiday crush
6 years, 11 months ago

As the spring break and summer approach, Schiphol gears up for holiday crush

Dutch News  

With the May school holiday period fast approaching, tour operators, airlines and unions are concerned about how Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport will handle the surge in passengers, the Telegraaf said on Thursday. Schiphol’s COO Miriam Hoekstra now says sufficient measures have been taken to avoid the worst problems seen at the end of April in 2017. ‘There are just too few …

Dutch Safety Board investigates near-miss at Schiphol
6 years, 11 months ago

Dutch Safety Board investigates near-miss at Schiphol

NL Times  

The Dutch Safety Board launched an investigation into a near-miss between two planes at Schiphol airport last week. In April last year the Dutch Safety Board released a report saying that the explosive growth in the number of flights at Schiphol is putting safety at risk. According to newspaper AD, an email shows that Schiphol had a say in the …

Sharp rise in major train traffic disruptions in Netherlands last year
7 years, 2 months ago

Sharp rise in major train traffic disruptions in Netherlands last year

NL Times  

Dutch rail company NS dealt with 117 major train traffic disruptions last year, 29 more than the 88 major disruptions in 2016, a spokesperson for NS confirmed to NU.nl. A train traffic disruption is considered "major" if trains together had a delay of at least 25 hours, or at least 25 trains weren't running. Last year train traffic suffered under …

Stopped: All trains, All Schiphol air traffic, Amsterdam trams halted in wind storm
7 years, 2 months ago

Stopped: All trains, All Schiphol air traffic, Amsterdam trams halted in wind storm

NL Times  

Hurricane-force winds in the Netherlands forced the shutdown of nearly all train service, all Schiphol air traffic, and several local tram services on Thursday. The only scheduled train service still running were Arriva trains in Groningen and Limburg, though storm damage including collissions with trees affected many Arriva routes Schiphol announced that all air traffic at the airport is suspended …

Schiphol flights resume after 45 minute shutdown
7 years, 2 months ago

Schiphol flights resume after 45 minute shutdown

NL Times  

Schiphol announced that air traffic will gradually restart from around noon after all flights were suspended for 45 minutes due to hurricane strength winds. Arriving flights were put in a holding pattern beginning at 11:20 a.m. “Very high delays all afternoon”, the European air traffic control monitor stated. On Schiphol's website all but two arrivals that were scheduled to land …

Commuters beware: Train service reduced for Thursday storm
7 years, 2 months ago

Commuters beware: Train service reduced for Thursday storm

NL Times  

A full slate of train cancellations were announced on Thursday due to severe storms expected to hit the country. Crowded trains and longer travel times were likely to be a nuisance for many commuters, the national railway NS said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon, advising train riders to follow service updates online for the latest information. Fewer trains will …

Schiphol: Only come to the airport if your flight is actually leaving today
7 years, 3 months ago

Schiphol: Only come to the airport if your flight is actually leaving today

NL Times  

Schiphol airport is still struggling with delayed and canceled flights after Monday's heavy snowfall. But as many stranded passengers of the over 600 flights canceled on Monday are still at the airport waiting for an alternative flight, Schiphol is currently very crowded. As a result, Schiphol encourages travelers to only come to the airport if their flight is actually scheduled …

Schiphol, Dutch airports announce dozens of cancellations, delays
7 years, 3 months ago

Schiphol, Dutch airports announce dozens of cancellations, delays

NL Times  

The airports in the Netherlands are still struggling to catch up after heavy snowfall caused hundreds of flight cancellations and delays on Monday. Early in the evening KLM released a letter saying that the airline can't help travelers find hotel rooms, but will reimburse the costs of rooms the travelers found for themselves. So far the airport only reports two …

No trains to Schiphol, Amsterdam Centraal as snow blankets the country
7 years, 3 months ago

No trains to Schiphol, Amsterdam Centraal as snow blankets the country

NL Times  

All train traffic to and from both Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Centraal was halted Monday evening as snow continuously fell upon the region beginning just after noon. Dutch railway service NS said "multiple disruptions" forced the cancellation of trains at Amsterdam's main railway station. A reduced train schedule was in place beginning Monday with expectations that the snow would cause …

Schiphol air traffic problems lead to mounting flight delays, cancellations
7 years, 4 months ago

Schiphol air traffic problems lead to mounting flight delays, cancellations

NL Times  

Technical problems with air traffic control in Amsterdam has led to "very high delays" at Schiphol Airport, according to the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation. Air Traffic Control at the airport "is still experiencing system problems and is currently working on a solution," Schiphol tweeted just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Most flights scheduled to fly to …

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