DB Netze can all but comfort freight with construction agenda April

Construction work at Rastatt. Photo: Thomas Niedermüller / DEUTSCHE BAHN
Construction work at Rastatt. Photo: Thomas Niedermüller / DEUTSCHE BAHN

For the next three weeks there will be severe restrictions on the German part of the Rhine-Alpine corridor. Two sections will have limited capacity due to construction works, and this coincides with the already ongoing works on the Third track, between Germany and the Netherlands. Operators are gearing up for another turbulent month for rail freight.

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Author: Majorie van Leijen

Majorie van Leijen is the editor-in-chief of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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