Intercity trains pass Hilversum after a fire along the railway

Along the railway at Hilversum, the fire raged in a ProRail transformer house. As a result, many trains were dropped to and from Hilversum

. The fire started around 10:30 am and was confined around 2:30 pm. Firefighters could not turn off the first few hours because the electricity had to be shut down. "We depended on another team and it could take a while," says the fire department. Neighborhood people were advised to keep windows and doors closed due to smoke.

As the transformer house has a lot of damage, there is currently less tension on the overhead line. The result is that it is not possible to stop Intercity trains in Hilversum. Especially when towing, trains use too much power.

Intercity trains pass through Hilversum and stop at Naarden-Bussum station, which is not normally an Intercity station. It will last all weekend, said NS. The Sprinters stop in Hilversum.