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 more
Dutch 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
Quiet brakes for almost all freight wagons the Netherlands in 2025
By 2025, around 95 percent of the wagons of all freight trains running in the Netherlands will be equipped with quiet brake blocks. This is a result of European legislation that specifies quiet routes, only...Read more
First renewed site of emplacement Zwolle ready for use
The freight train emplacement in the Dutch hub of Zwolle has been upgraded. The first phase of a long-term project was completed on 5 October, delivering a ready-for-use new parking station with increased capacity. The...Read more‘Dutch should freeze rail charges until infrastructure is back to normal’
Dutch access charges should be frozen until the infrastructure is managed properly by ProRail. This was a suggestion of member of Parliament Roy van Aalst (PVV). In a recent debate, he criticised the government and...Read more
Restrictions dangerous goods in Port of Rotterdam: ‘this should not last months’
Earlier this month the emplacement of Waalhaven in the port of Rotterdam was closed for shunting activities with dangerous goods. A hard hit for the hinterland transport by rail, the industry says. “We have managed...Read more
First 740-metre long trains scheduled on Dutch railways
Starting next year, twenty 740-metre long container trains will run on Dutch railways every week. The trains will be pulled by Dutch carrier LTE and cross the border with Germany via the Brabant route near...Read more
Temporary stop for hazardous goods in Port of Rotterdam
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail has halted shunting with hazardous substances at the Waalhaven yard in the Port of Rotterdam. After research last Friday it became clear that the fire extinguishing water facilities do not meet...Read more