Transport minister Camiel Eurlings has ordered Dutch Rail (NS) and railway operator ProRail to explain why they have been running limited rail services for the past three days.

The state-owned firms have reduced services to a minimum and warned commuters not to use the trains because of problems with frozen points. Some one million people use the railways to get too and from work.
The minister has written to the rail firms asking them to explain what steps they had taken to prevent problems and keep travellers informed about cancellations.
But while the minister thinks ‘it is all very irrating for passengers’, the weather situation has been ‘exceptional’, a spokesman said.
MPs angry
MPs on Monday called on the government to invest more in the railways. ‘In the autumn services stop because of a few leaves on the line and now in winter thanks to a few snow flakes. When does this nonsense stop?,’ the Volkskrant quoted CDA MP Ger Koopmans as saying.
And Socialist MPs called for an investigation into ProRail’s finances. ‘ProRail contracts out as much maintenance as it can to keep costs as low as possible and make more money. Now you can see that skimping on maintenance is not okay,’ said one SP MP in the Telegraaf.
Public transport users lobby group Rover has also criticised the railway companies for not keeping passengers properly informed and for not being sufficiently prepared for the snow.
German railways
According to the Telegraaf, the German railway company has offered to help out. The paper says Deutsche Bahn has been shocked that only 15% of Dutch trains services have operated because of the snow and ice.
Meanwhile, Schiphol airport says services are now almost back to normal after two days of delays and cancellations because of the snow. Any further delays are due to problems at other airports, Schiphol said.
The KNMI weather bureau says there will be more snow and sleet over the south of the country on Tuesday night.