Arson at rail bridge halts all trains between Rotterdam and Delft

Train service between Rotterdam and Delft in the Netherlands was suspended for the entire day on Saturday after arson was committed near the Delfshaven railway bridge. Infrastructure manager ProRail reported that the disruption began at 2:30 a.m. and was expected to last until the end of the day. The fire, deliberately set near the rail infrastructure, caused significant delays and cancellations affecting passengers on one of the Netherlands' busier commuter corridors. Authorities were investigating the incident as a criminal act. Travelers were advised to seek alternative transportation for the duration of the outage. The incident highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in rail infrastructure security in the Netherlands.