The Dutch Rail Congress 2025 took place on Thursday 3 April in Rotterdam. Among the interviewees were Berte Simons, COO of the Rotterdam port, as…
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail does not yet have a concrete war protocol ready, but is preparing for a military escalation. Among other things, looser rules…
The volume of rail freight in the Netherlands has dropped by seven per cent in 2024, amounting to 39,7 million tonnes. It is the second…
It is no secret that the Dutch rail freight sector is concerned about its future. (A lack of) government policy has been an obstacle for…
Don’t even get the rail freight operators started. They are furious about the first three weeks of the 80-week period, during which work is being…
Dutch trade union FNV has announced work stoppages on the Dutch railway network. It is pleading for a 13 per cent wage increase for employees…
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…
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…
The Dutch Markets and Consumers Authority (ACM) has approved a new rail fee for ProRail. The infrastructure manager will be able to implement the new…
“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…
Dutch rail freight volumes have dropped significantly in 2023. The overall number shrunk by nearly 12 per cent to 39,3 million tonnes. The setback follows…
Rail freight volumes in the Netherlands fell by ten per cent in 2023. In its annual rail freight report, Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail explains that…