Possibly no trains until the afternoon, even on roads due to storm damage

On Twitter, the railway manager speaks of “enormous damage”. NS warns train passengers that they should take into account that it may take until the afternoon before trains run again. “Plan your journey shortly before departure”, NS states on the website.

“In the meantime, the storm in most of the Netherlands has reached such a level that it can be observed throughout the country and the repair work can be started safely,” ProRail writes in the live blog about the storm. “In the north of the Netherlands, inspection started at 3 a.m. last night and the reports of damage are also high there.”

ProRail still receives most of the reports about trees on the track. “But we also often see that plastic has gotten into the overhead lines. In order to repair this, the tension must first be removed from the overhead wires before our technicians can remove it.”

Also on the roads this Saturday morning, hard work is being done to clean up the things that have ended up on them by storm Eunice. Rijkswaterstaat advises road users to check the traffic information and the weather information before departure. “Take into account nuisance caused by clean-up and repair work,” advises a spokeswoman for Rijkswaterstaat.

A lot has already been cleaned up last night, she says: traffic signs, branches, trees. There were also many overturned trucks on the road and a traffic screen came loose somewhere and ended up on the road.

There are still trees on some roads and the road is still closed, for example on the A12/A27 at the Lunetten junction.

The ANWB warns that there could be heavy gusts of wind in the coming hours. The spokeswoman for Rijkswaterstaat emphasizes that it is therefore wise to remain alert to this. “Both hands on the wheel.”