Topic: Netherlands

Dutch challenge as Germany works Crucial Dutch Betuwe line closed: 60 of the 80 weeks will be ‘usual busy days’

Next month, the 80-week Betuwe line works will officially start. DB InfraGO will be building a third track between Emmerich and Oberhausen, near the border…
Interview Schavemaker sets its sights on Poland service expansion: “It’s a proven solution”

Dutch company Schavemaker Logistics is aiming for an expansion of its Netherlands – Poland rail service. After boosting the route’s frequency to five weekly round-trips…
Interview ‘We need to have a better eye for rail freight’s positives’

The sentiment around rail freight is too often negative, not least due to lack of expertise of general news media. That is the view of…
Burden on rail freight Dutch track access charges to grow by an average of 4% from 2026

Dutch infrastructure manager (IM) ProRail will raise track access charges (TAC) by an average of four per cent for the period of 2026-2029. The new…
Unsecured crossing DB Cargo employee dies in crash between freight train and truck in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, a 25-year-old employee of DB Cargo was killed in a collision between a freight train and a truck on Wednesday 28 August.…
Infrastructure Netherlands building new connection between key Brabant and Betuwe rail freight routes

The Netherlands is connecting the Brabant and Betuwe lines. The two routes are key for rail freight. The new link is supposed to let trains…
Rotterdam port Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail promises improvements at port yards

“ProRail is working hard on improvements in the Rotterdam port area,” the company says in its own report. Last week, the railway manager received a…
Netherlands sector appeal A new government, a new appeal from the Dutch rail freight sector

On 2 July, the Netherlands got its new government. Parties involved in Dutch rail freight figured that new leadership may also provide new opportunities, and…
Freight off the road Rotterdam – Amsterdam freight shuttle “Dam2Dam” gets expansion

The “Dam2Dam” freight shuttle, which runs between the ports of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, is going to have its frequency doubled from 4 to 8 trips…