Not enough tracks? This Dutch freight train runs on a metro line

For the first time in the Netherlands, a freight train ran on a metro rail track. Specifically, this metro line is the Hoekse Lijn between Schiedam and the Vulkaanhaven industrial site near Rotterdam. This is not a one-time event, since as ProRail announced, freight trains will start running frequently in the metro route.

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Author: Nikos Papatolios

Nikos Papatolios is the Editorial Coordinator of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

2 comments op “Not enough tracks? This Dutch freight train runs on a metro line”

Michael Kistner|30.11.21|21:56

Sounds a bit like the CarGoTram in Dresden, Germany.

Dávid Pap|02.12.21|21:10

Not really, as the CargoTram has dedicated rolling stock, but it is a conventional freight train with locomotive and wagons.

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Not enough tracks? This Dutch freight train runs on a metro line

For the first time in the Netherlands, a freight train ran on a metro rail track. Specifically, this metro line is the Hoekse Lijn between Schiedam and the Vulkaanhaven industrial site near Rotterdam. This is not a one-time event, since as ProRail announced, freight trains will start running frequently in the metro route.

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Author: Nikos Papatolios

Nikos Papatolios is the Editorial Coordinator of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

2 comments op “Not enough tracks? This Dutch freight train runs on a metro line”

Michael Kistner|30.11.21|21:56

Sounds a bit like the CarGoTram in Dresden, Germany.

Dávid Pap|02.12.21|21:10

Not really, as the CargoTram has dedicated rolling stock, but it is a conventional freight train with locomotive and wagons.

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