Overview

• Train frequencies around Schiphol were sharply reduced after a signal failure traced to a broken rail coil, with repairs deferred to the night to minimize disruption.
• An on-rail collision near Almere Parkwijk halted services between Lelystad and Almere until about 16:30 on Wednesday, adding to wider network delays.
• At Amsterdam Centraal on Wednesday evening, 17 pro-Palestine activists entered the tracks, prompting NS to stop all traffic; police removed them within about 15 minutes and made arrests, and trains restarted around 20:30.
• In Amsterdam’s Oosterparkbuurt, a late‑evening apartment fire spread via wooden balconies, leading to five evacuations and leaving three homes temporarily uninhabitable.
• At bus company Pouw in Vianen, a blaze destroyed three vehicles with a short circuit considered the likely cause, while police in Zeewolde reported an armed home robbery around 05:00 and appealed for witnesses.