Large power outage region to A’dam, morning, hard-hit – NOS

Large parts of Amsterdam and the surrounding area for hours without power sat. Around 04.15 hrs this morning fell the power off in Amsterdam, Zaandam and Landsmeer. This was initially approximately 364.000 addresses affected, with so many residents who are without light or heating sit. There are still no trains, traffic lights do not.

Around 06.15 am and managed to grid operator Liander to the power to lead and had about a stack of 165,000 households in the village, east of Amsterdam, Landsmeer and Amsterdam-Noord weather flow. Around 07.10 pm got another 115.000 households have power restored.

Around 08.00 hours, there were still about 85 000 households in the municipality of Zaanstad without power, according to Liander spokesman Carlo van der Guarantees. When these households once again receiving power, is unclear.

The problem is in a hoogspanningsverdeelstation on the Hemweg in Amsterdam, but the cause of the outage is not clear.

trains

Amsterdam Central station has power restored, but the trains have not yet, says NS-spokesperson Anita Boonstra. In the affected area can no signals and turnouts are operated. That there is no train traffic possible to and from Amsterdam Central train station also has consequences for the timetable in the rest of the country, to warn the railways. The NS calls upon travelers to the travel in the holes to keep.

Rijkswaterstaat warns of a very heavy morning rush hour on the motorways around Amsterdam, because a lot of people the car will handle. Motorists can according to the service to make their trip better to postpone if they are not necessarily the way it should.

Coen – and zeeburger tunnel

Guidance not work, which means that the red cross above the road can not be removed. The result is that the rush-hour lanes on the A7 and A8 can not be used. The A7 is already a big file. Tried to the rush-hour lanes to manually open.

The Coentunnel is also affected, but that has a backup power supply. The tunnel is also open. The zeeburger tunnel is not affected by the power outage.

The CFP starts slowly several tram and metro lines. Most buses, but not entirely according to schedule. All the feathers sail, but not to Zaandam.

Hospitals and schools

The police calls with residents on the emergency only to call in case of emergency. Hospitals called in after 04.00 hours on emergency power. The Boven IJ hospital had after two hours of electricity. Also, the medical center has power and says that there are no problems.

Also, schools are affected by the power outage. The Theo Thijssenschool in the centre of the town asks parents to their children’s provisional home. It is freezing cold in the classrooms.