Track access charges in the Netherlands go up 12%
Iron Rhine in the Netherlands. Photo: Dolph Cantrijn/Hollandse Hoogte. To be used until 23 January 2020
The annually indexed user fee in the Netherlands will increase by 12 per cent next year. ProRail made this announcement on Tuesday 17 May. The exact effect on the costs for specific carriers depends on the use of the services on the railway network.
Why a user fee
All users of rail pay a usage fee for the use of the track. This concerns, among other things, the use of the rails, overhead lines, stations and shunting facilities for trains. They partly contribute to the total costs of managing and maintaining the rail infrastructure.
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Contemporarily, at other, global devices, by air, by sea, load capacity, decisively is added, even at road trucks, with Goal reduced costs – and accordingly, soundly and sustainably for lower tariffs… By several reasons, added capacity, now has to be provided for! (Short, heavy trains are better, than long, etc.. Regrettably “state of the art” track design no longer allows, even for 22,5 ton, the by authorities allowed…)