Dutch Masterplan rail freight in the making
A Dutch masterplan with measures to enhance the position of the rail freight industry is in the making, following the example of Germany, which is to implement measures this year. The ministry of Infrastructure and Water...Read moreNetherlands saw plunge in rail freight traffic 2017
The Netherlands witnessed a decline in overall freight traffic on its railway network last year. Rail freight volumes through the Port of Rotterdam dropped with nine per cent, while the tonnage of cargo moved to...Read moreTesting of automatic freight trains in The Netherlands confirmed
French rail engineers Alstom have signed a deal with Dutch rail manager ProRail and operator Rotterdam Rail Feeding to begin testing automatic freight trains in The Netherlands. Starting this year, the Automated Train Operation (ATO) test...Read moreBetuweroute freight line takes first high-speed passenger train
High-speed international passenger trains have begun using the vital Betuweroute rail freight line linking the Port of Rotterdam and Europe’s hinterland as a result of long-term engineering works in the east of the country. Dutch rail...Read morePetition calls for Dutch action on rail freight policy
A group of more than 50 rail freight stakeholders has presented a petition to the Dutch Parliament, calling for action to help stimulate rail cargo transport and put it on a par with its German...Read moreBuilding the Betuweroute ‘lacked real vision’
The building of the vital Betuweroute freight line linking The Netherlands with Germany and beyond was ultimately an ‘end in itself’, and lacked a real vision for addressing the problem it was designed to solve....Read more
Dutch track access charges streamlined with those of neighbouring countries
The Netherlands will streamline track access charges with those of neighbouring countries, the new government announced in the coalition agreement that was presented on Tuesday, the 10th of October. Germany plans to halve its track...Read more
10 years and counting for Dutch Betuweroute freight line
Ten years after the opening of The Netherlands-Germany Betuweroute freight line, more than 20,000 freight trains are now using the route every year, linking into the strategic Rotterdam-Genoa (Rhine-Alpine) rail corridor which is so crucial...Read moreWork starts on Dutch section of Betuweroute rail freight corridor
Dutch rail infrastructure manager ProRail starts work this month on its section of the vital international Betuweroute rail freight route linking The Netherlands and Germany, and part of the strategic Rotterdam-Genoa freight corridor. Work to add...Read more
Rotterdam gets go-ahead for port line Betuweroute revamp
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has been given the go-ahead for a 275 million Euros port railway scheme that will redirect a 4 kilometre stretch of line marking the start of the vital Netherlands-Germany Betuweroute...Read moreMixed outlook for Dutch rail freight as volumes rise
Activity in the building and chemical sectors helped boost rail freight volumes in The Netherlands in 2016, yet growth prospects for this year remain mixed, according to a report by ABN Amro Bank. A study...Read more
Two keys to modal shift: Collaboration & Competition
European rail freight policymakers must help ensure that national rail infrastructure managers work much more closely together to alleviate bottlenecks at borders, and thus pave the way for a much-increased sustainable modal shift from road...Read more
German section of key Betuweroute freight link faces delays
The German section of the vital Betuweroute freight line faces a significant delay, the Dutch Transport Secretary Sharon Dijksma has said. In a letter to Parliament, she said the official schedule for the 70 kilometre...Read more
Italy link could open TEN-Ts to Port of Moerdijk
A new rail connection between the Port of Moerdijk in The Netherlands and Piacenza in Italy has the potential to open up increased trade via the TEN-T Corridors. Due to be launched by the Italian...Read more