Residents in the Netherlands object to new rail terminal Gelderland
In the Netherlands, local residents have made another attempt to stop the construction of Rail Terminal Gelderland. On Thursday, they asked the Council of State to suspend the provincial integration plan and all associated permits.Read more
DB Cargo starts linking Rotterdam to southern Germany
DB Cargo will start in mid-December of this year with a direct rail freight connection between the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp on the one end, and southern Germany and Austria on the other. It...Read more
Germany’s Hollandstreke freight line stays at two track for the foreseeable future
Plans to further expand capacity on the controversial dedicated freight route between The Netherlands Randstad and the German industrial heartland have been thwarted, at least for now. Hopes that planning law changes in Germany would...Read more
EU supports rail in the Netherlands with 62 million
The European Commission has made available 62 million euro in subsidies for infrastructure projects in the Netherlands. Brussels is contributing 8.7 million euros to the work on the Theemsweg route in the Rotterdam port area...Read more‘Dutch should complete connection to Betuwe Route’
Dutch rail freight companies urge their government to complete the railway lines that connect the freight dedicated Betuwe Route to neighbouring Germany. Only then can the full potential of this rail freight corridor be reached....Read more