Overview
- ProRail announced that trains will not run on the Utrecht–Den Bosch route for four hours on Tuesday while crews fix a safety-critical track fault.
- The defect is a broken electrical separation weld at Geldermalsen, a rail joint that isolates track circuits and is essential for signalling and safety.
- NS is operating replacement buses for cancelled services during the 12:00–16:00 repair window to carry passengers between the affected stations.
- Multiple early-morning faults have already caused delays on several lines and ProRail is separately investigating reports of kinks in the Utrecht–Amsterdam track that have reduced service there.
- Passengers should expect longer journey times and cascading delays across connected routes while repairs and inspections continue, and authorities warn travellers to check NS or ProRail updates before travelling.