Bad management cause of rail infra problems port of Rotterdam
An investigation report with clear recommendations and concrete points for improvement to tackle the infrastructure problems in Rotterdam’s Harbour Line has been presented to the Dutch government. Infrastructure manager ProRail fully embraces the report and...Read more
Dutch railways get 1.4 billion extra for track maintenance
Over the next two years, an extra 700 million euros will be invested in the Dutch railway network. This allows infrastructure manager ProRail to solve problems on the Harbour Line, as well as the hill...Read more
Dutch rail operators want all damage in Rotterdam compensated
Rail freight operators are fed up with the infrastructure problems on the tracks in the Rotterdam port area. They want ProRail to take responsibility and compensate all damage suffered. The damage is about 6 million...Read more
First fully automated shunting locomotive tested in 2021
Alstom, Lineas and ProRail will start test drives with fully automatic shunting in 2021. The parties announced this on Wednesday 15 July. It concerns Automatic Train Operation Grade of Automation 4 (GoA4). The tests are...Read moreSafety Kijfhoek not in order, fines of hundreds of thousands may follow
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail risks fines of hundreds of thousands of euros because the risk management at Kijfhoek is not in order. This jeopardizes the ‘safe driveability’ of the marshalling yard. The Human Environment and...Read more
Harbour Line Rotterdam prepared for sand storms this weekend
Dutch rail freight operators have faced hindrance of sand blown on the Harbour Line in Rotterdam for several months. Preparing for strong winds this weekend, infrastructure manager ProRail and the port of Rotterdam are stepping...Read more
Dutch railway yard Kijfhoek resumes operations this afternoon
Train traffic on Dutch railway yard Kijfhoek will largely be back to normal from this afternoon, 26 May, 3pm. The three main switches on the site are currently being repaired. According to infrastructure manager ProRail,...Read moreDutch Kijkhoek irregularity: 7 switches non-operational
Shunting activities at the Dutch Kijfhoek railway yard were largely shut down just before 2pm on Tuesday afternoon by infrastructure manager ProRail and the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate. During an inspection of all 160...Read more
Rail operators fear high railway rates in the Netherlands from 2023
Rail freight operators fear that from 2023 onwards, the track access charges in the Netherlands will be higher than those in neighboring countries. In particular, the user charges for sidings and shunting tracks may skyrocket....Read more
Dutch infra manager penalised despite good KPI performance
The Dutch rail infrastructure manager ProRail received a number of fines and periodic penalties, despite meeting all eight performance indicators set by the ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management in 2019. The shortcomings were especially...Read moreDB Cargo: rail freight traffic to and from the Netherlands may take longer
DB Cargo expects delays in single wagonload traffic to, from and in the Netherlands. This is because of restrictions at Kijfhoek, the main emplacement yard in the country, in combination with maintenance work on the...Read moreDutch freight trains get more space, even last-minute
Additional space is available for freight trains on the Dutch railway network, even if that space is requested ad hoc. This is possible as significantly fewer passenger trains are making use of the network during...Read more
Increase in freight train kilometres in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands rail freight transport saw an increase in kilometres made last year. Rail freight transport carried out 9.8 million train kilometers, 5 per cent more than the year before. This was mainly due...Read more
No shunting dangerous goods at yard in Rotterdam for now
For the time being, rail freight operators are not allowed to shunt with hazardous substances at the Waalhaven Zuid freight yard of Rotterdam. The Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail announced this on Thursday afternoon. The DCMR...Read moreDutch infra manager fined for delayed tariff report
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail has been charged a 25,000-euros fine for failing to timely communicate the tariff for the use of main shunting yard Kijfhoek. Rail operators faced a long period of uncertainty about the...Read more
Extinguishing test failed at Dutch emplacement Waalhaven
In the Dutch emplacement of Waalhaven South, a temporary solution of the fire-extinguishing system for freight wagons with dangerous goods was tested, but without success.The test was terminated prematurely because the coupling of one of...Read more