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Story summary
- ProRail reported coordinated sabotage that halted train services nationwide.
- Saboteurs placed pipe sections on tracks at at least 20 locations, triggering safety systems and red signals.
- Disruption began around 5:30 am, cancelling services at Utrecht Centraal and routes to Amsterdam, Schiphol, Den Helder.
- A train collided with a pipe in Steenwijk, but no injuries were reported.
- Junior transport minister Annet Bertram called the tampering extremely concerning and demanded a thorough investigation.