The Dutch government will invest 7 million euros in the railway yard at Lage Zwaluwe. This railway yard near the port of Moerdijk will be prepared to facilitate 740-metre trains from 2026 onwards. This has...Read more
Improving rail freight traffic conditions through the Rhine-Alpine corridor is critical in succeeding the modal shift in Europe. Using longer, higher and heavier freight trains on the route is one way to do it. Additionally,...Read more
The number of trains to and from the Dutch Port of Moerdijk has almost doubled in recent years to just under three thousand a year. With a planned extension of the track at the Combined...Read more
Starting next year, twenty 740-metre long container trains will run on Dutch railways every week. The trains will be pulled by Dutch carrier LTE and cross the border with Germany via the Brabant route near...Read more
The German government has selected 29 rail projects to be prioritised and implemented by 2030, in order to boost the rail industry. They include line upgrades, measures to allow for the passage of 740-metre trains...Read more