Tag: PRO RAIL
Houten’s council points to NS and ProRail after Houten Castellum lift incident: ‘Must always function’
The Houtens council is prepared to enter into discussions with the NS and ProRail about the non-functioning of station lifts in the municipality. The council made this statement following an…
NS apologizes to Annemarie (38) after lift incident Houten Castellum
After a pleasant evening in Utrecht, Kol and a friend took the last train back home on Saturday 19 August. When we arrived at Houten Castellum, the elevator turned out…
More frequent nuisance on working days due to track maintenance in the coming years
NS says it finds the nuisance on the track annoying for travelers, but also understands the situation that ProRail is facing. “The heavily used track in the Netherlands must be…
Temporarily no trains between Overvecht and Amersfoort due to track works
Province of Utrecht – As of tomorrow, no trains will run between Utrecht Overvecht and Amersfoort for days. ProRail is carrying out work at the stations and the track in…
Train traffic according to the book again, only in North Holland still nuisance
After the wind eased, regional train traffic gradually started again from about 5 p.m. yesterday. Around 6.30 pm, national train traffic of the NS was slowly restarted. This mainly concerned…
Escalators and elevators often broken down at Utrecht stations, travelers with disabilities suffer
According to the ProRail spokesperson, the failure of the lifts and escalators has various causes. He mentions wear and tear, water damage, but also travelers. “Sometimes this happens accidentally, for…
Utrecht emergency location solution for major train disruption: what happens at that location?
There, in a separate room, all facilities are ready to take over a non-functioning railway location elsewhere. “It has been tested and practiced a lot, but it was never used…
Salvage operation of derailed Voorschoten trains started
A special temporary road has been constructed in the meadow, over which the two train sets can be removed from the meadow. There is also a tilted train set on…
1 million kilos of train: salvage operation derailed train sets Voorschoten started
It is not easy to salvage the train equipment: a special construction has been constructed for it. Together, the trainsets weigh about 1 million kilograms, ProRail says. For example, a…
Pet bottle machines at Utrecht Central aren’t working yet, here’s why
If the technical problem has been resolved and everything runs smoothly, the project will be expanded to the Central Stations in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Eindhoven. The vending machines…