Rotterdam Betuwe Route bypass into service
NewsCargo trains will once more be able to use the main Rotterdam port rail trunk line (Havenspoorlijn) from 8 November, following a six-day closure for the completion of a promising bypass
Dutch hinterland connectivity
The German border ‘pinch point’ for the Dutch freight-only Betuwe Line is unlikely to be removed until after 2022. The five to sixyear wait was announced by German state (Nordrhein-Westfalen – NRW) and federal transport ministers at the “first spade” ceremony in Oberhausen during February. They appear to have taken Dutch deputy transport minister Sharon Dijksma by surprise, although they explained that the last permits are not expected to be obtained before 2019.
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