Is this the pitch for the latest Netflix horror show? Nee hoor, it’s just one chapter in the ongoing saga of ‘look what the NS did now’, featuring a broken train, a failed evacuation, and a horde of angry passengers! 🤬
Roughly a thousand passengers were stuck on a ‘nightmare train’ en route to Utrecht Thursday evening, reports NU.nl.
Departing The Hague at 5:55 PM went off without a hitch, and it wasn’t until the train abruptly stopped that passengers realised that… *dun dun dunnn* something was terribly wrong. 🦇
No light and no loo
In the hours following the train’s breakdown at Moordrecht, weary passengers were forced to endure a complete failure of lighting and toilets.
Running outside to have a quick wee in the bushes was also off the table, with the train doors unable to be opened. (Is anyone else feeling claustrophobic?)
Stranded in the dark and waiting for an evacuation, some passengers took to social media to criticise the NS’s handling of the situation. Check out the darkness below:
People with places to see and things to do were understandably incredibly frustrated.
Some bonding time in de trein die vaststaat tussen Den Haag cs – Utrecht cs @NS_online. Clubje studenten Rechten die een kerst(?)diner niet meer kan bijwonen, een man die de bevalling van zijn vrouw moet missen en er wordt taart getrakteerd omdat iemand jarig is. What a day.
— Oumaima Hajri أميمة Øاجري (@OumaimaHaj_) January 12, 2023
Translation: Some bonding time on the train fixed between The Hague cs – Utrecht cs @NS_online. A club of law students having a Christmas(?) dinner can no longer attend, a man who has to miss his wife’s delivery, and cake is passed around because it’s someone’s birthday. What a day
All attempts to tow the stricken train failed due to a defect, and it wasn’t until midnight that passengers were finally evacuated.
However, even the evacuation wasn’t without its fair share of craziness. After loading all evacuated passengers on a second train, this train was made to wait for permission in order to start driving.
Thankfully, some were able to make light of the 💩 situation.
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