Train users will face several problems in the coming days as essential track maintenance takes place to coincide with the May school closures.

Between Monday and Wednesday there are no NS trains to and from Zwolle and commuters using Amsterdam’s main railway station will also experience cancellations and delays. 

There are no services between Amsterdam Centraal Station and Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena because of work on the tracks and points, and this will also affect services to and from Utrecht. Travellers should use Amsterdam Zuid instead, railway company NS said.

Metro services in Amsterdam are also affected, and there will be no trains between Amstelstation and Spaklerweg between Wednesday and Saturday. Bus replacements will be available. 

Major work is also underway in Tilburg where all train services were halted for at least two weeks from Sunday.