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Shortage of train traffic controllers: Utrecht - Leiden (21 October 2025)

  1. Disruption resolved Last update

    Between Utrecht Centraal and Alphen a/d Rijn the train traffic is fully resumed.

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  3. Disruption reported

    Between Utrecht Centraal and Alphen a/d Rijn there are problems later today due to a shortage of train traffic controllers.
    This will take until approximately 3:15 PM hours.

    Advice

    Note: From 09:00, fewer Sprinters are running.

Location of this disruption

This disruption is between Utrecht Centraal and Alphen a/d Rijn.

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Statistics

This disruption started at 8:33 AM on October 21, 2025 and took 3 hours in total.

For statistics, this disruption is caused due to a shortage of train traffic controllers.

Affected lines

The following lines are affected by this disruption:

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This disruption affects trains operated by NS.

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