No freight traffic between Rotterdam and Kijfhoek
There is currently no train traffic between the port of Rotterdam and Kijfhoek, the large emplacement yard located south of the port towards Dordrecht. The…
Lineas discriminated in train path allocation at Dutch shunting yards
Lineas was discriminated in the allocation of train paths at two emplacement yards in the Netherlands. This was concluded by the Dutch Authority for Consumers…
Rail freight in Netherlands fears high track access charges in 2023
Until last week, railway undertakings in the Netherlands were able to respond to the draft of ProRail’s new Network Statement 2023. Freight carriers in particular…
Automatic sorting resumes at Dutch emplacement yard Kijfhoek
The automatic sorting system at Dutch emplacement yard Kijfhoek has been restored. This was reported by infrastructure manager ProRail. The repair work on the two…
German strikes continues despite DB’s court effort
German railway drivers continue their strike until at least Tuesday 7 September. Labor organisation GDL has also asked staff in maintenance and on stations to…
Automatic sorting Kijfhoek not possible due to brake cracks
It is not possible to automatically sort wagons at Dutch railway yard Kijfhoek since Wednesday afternoon 15:15. Cracks were discovered in two main brakes of…
Siemens wins tender for modernisation of largest Dutch rail freight yard system
ProRail has awarded the modernisation of the system at the Kijfhoek freight yard to Siemens Mobility. Siemens will renew both the electronic and mechanical components.…
Emplacement yard Kijfhoek operates at half capacity from 1-11 May
Dutch emplacement yard Kijfhoek will operate with only half of its capacity on the period from Saturday 1 May to Tuesday 11 May. Strukton will…
New fire vehicles and emergency roads to make Kijfhoek safer
A new management agreement has been signed to improve the safety at Dutch emplacement yard Kijfhoek in Zwijndrecht. Two additional calamity roads and three new…
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…
Safety 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…
Concerns Dutch rail freight operators heard by state secretary
In the Netherlands the concerns of rail freight operators were heard by state secretary Stientje van Veldhoven of Infrastructure and Water Management, who visited rail…