Topic: Kijfhoek

Kijfhoek classification yard, source: ProRail

Works at Kijfhoek classification yard delayed

The launch of maintenance works at the Dutch Kijfhoek classification yard scheduled for last week, from 1 to 4 August, was delayed for an unknown time. ProRail, the Dutch rail infrastructure manager, and contractor Swietelsky...Read more

06-08-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Classification yard Kijfhoek. Photo: Flickr

Dutch Kijfhoek meets safety standards after row of accidents

Rail infrastructure at Dutch classification yard Kijfhoek meets 94.6 per cent of the standards. This conclusion was drawn by the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT), based on investigations carried out this year. ILT’s supervision...Read more

18-06-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Cost increase marshalling in the Netherlands investigated

Dutch State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management Stientje van Veldhoven will investigate the proposed cost increase for the use of the Kijfhoek marshalling yard and other railway yards in the Netherlands. Critics have argued...Read more

11-04-2019|Comment|author: Marieke van Gompel

Measures to improve safety at Dutch classification yard Kijfhoek

Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail has commissioned an independent investigation into the safety culture at Kijfhoek, the main classification yard of the Netherlands. It has also taken serious safety measures. This was in response to a...Read more

14-08-2018|Comment|author: Carlijn Kruidhof

Concerns over safety Dutch classification yard Kijfhoek

The main classification yard of the Netherlands, Kijfhoek, is under scrutiny after four accidents took place in less than two months. Host municipality Zwijndrecht is concerned over the safety of its inhabitants and urges infrastructure...Read more

24-07-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen