If you were planning on travelling to Schiphol, Utrecht, or Amsterdam today, then it may be time to either find a bus, metro, or book a taxi.
It’s not a strike this time, however. Due to a power outage, no trains are running to Schiphol, Utrecht or Amsterdam.
According to the NOS, the outage was found to be caused by a fire along important cable lines — and repairing them is going to take all day.
Yep, the NS expects the outage to last until around 18:00.
There are some ways to travel still
However, if you’ve already found yourself staring at a list of cancellations in a station hall, there are some alternative travel options for a lucky few.
The NS advises that travellers can try to commute using the metro between Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Amsterdam Lelylaan, and Amsterdam Zuid.
Schiphol Airport is also still accessible from the south, which means some travellers should be able to get there on routes between The Hague and Rotterdam.
Resorting to travel by car? The good news is that the roads are remarkably quiet due to the NATO Summit. The bad news is that some roads are also closed for this same reason. 🫠
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