Topic: Betuwe route

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

08-10-2020|Comment|author: Paul van den Bogaard

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

01-09-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Theemsweg route. Photo: still from video by Port of Rotterdam

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

17-07-2020|Comment|author: Marieke van Gompel

‘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

04-03-2020|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Rail freight dangerous goods faces ban on two Dutch routes

Rail transport of dangerous chemicals through the Netherlands may face ‘route enforcements’ if measures announced by Dutch government are to be implemented end of this year. Secretary of State Sharon Dijksma (Infrastructure) has proposed to...Read more

09-08-2017|1 comment|author: Majorie van Leijen