A significant disruption hit parts of the Dutch railway system on Tuesday morning, with the company responsible for rail infrastructure, Prorail, investigating the cause as possible sabotage. Prorail stated that materials deliberately placed on the tracks at multiple locations led to track-circuit failures, indicating a deliberate act.
National railway company NS reported that train services were severely affected around the central cities of Zwolle, Deventer, and Amersfoort during the morning rush hour. It remained unclear how long it would take for services to return to normal. The outage occurred on the same day the Dutch government was scheduled to present its annual budget to parliament, an event typically drawing large crowds to The Hague.