Snow, wind and black ice still cause many disturbances on the track. As a result, NS is currently unable to run trains. An unpleasant situation for travelers. At noon it was unfortunately not possible to indicate when the train traffic can be started. The persistent snow and wind continue to cause nuisance. They expect to be able to provide more information about this in the course of the afternoon.
At first sight, ProRail has learned nothing from previous winters. Then it was promised to winterize the infrastructure. The switch heaters were then and still are a major problem. In many places where the point heating works, it cannot get through the layer of snow. As a result, turnouts can no longer move. Failure teams remove this, but it quickly snows back in. Keolis will restart the train service between Zwolle and Kampen, but will request the trip planner check for current travel information.
The track is vulnerable to the winter weather. Most switch failures occur because there is snow between the movable part. As a result, the switch can no longer move sufficiently. Failure teams set out to clear the snow. But due to strong winds, among other things, the snow can quickly blow back.
The NS trains are still standing still around noon on Sunday due to the persistent winter weather. ProRail is a rail operator. They ensure that carriers can take you from A to B safely and quickly by rail. They do this by, among other things, maintaining and renewing the track. There are malfunctions all over the country, for example at points.
climate proof
Rover is not surprised that public transport cannot cope with the extreme winter conditions. Rover has therefore been arguing for a number of years for a program to make public transport in the Netherlands climate-proof.
It is important that travelers who work in healthcare, for example, can come to work today, they cannot wait to see whether public transport will still be started.
He argues that travelers with a public transport subscription who have to make a journey today can declare their taxi costs at the relevant public transport company.
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