Port of Rotterdam Railyard gets Green Light

The Port of Rotterdam Authority, ProRail, and Swietelsky Rail Benelux have given the go-ahead for construction of the Maasvlakte Zuid (EMZ) Railway Yard in the Netherlands. This was done in the presence of representatives from the government of Rotterdam, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, and the European Parliament.

The first phase of the project involves construction of the initial bundle of six sidings suitable for 740-metre trains and various connections to existing rail infrastructure. This bundle will be commissioned in mid-2027. The remaining three bundles will be implemented in phases depending on rail freight transport forecasts in the period after 2027.

The construction of the EMZ is necessary to facilitate the growth of rail freight transport from the Maasvlakte to the European hinterland. 

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