{"id":452657,"date":"2026-06-12T19:23:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=71695"},"modified":"2026-06-12T19:23:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:23:40","slug":"the-netherlands-wants-to-spend-e1bln-on-rail-freight-in-the-coming-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=452657","title":{"rendered":"The Netherlands wants to spend \u20ac1bln on rail freight in the coming years"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dutch are preparing for a rail freight debate on 17 June. State Secretary for Infrastructure Annet Bertram informed parliament of the government’s views ahead of time: it aims to achieve a structural strengthening of rail freight transport, for both civilian transport and military mobility.\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The Netherlands will take a tangible step in that direction. It will invest \u201cup to a billion euros\u201d in rail freight, according to State Secretary Bertram. That sounds like good news, but Bertram also makes sure to temper the expectations.<\/p>\n

The state secretary elaborates that the government wants to achieve a structural strengthening of rail freight, both in the civil sector as well as for the military. However, she says, \u201cI have to make tough choices for that. Due to limitations in financial resources and implementation capacity, not all ambitions can be realised.\u201d The ambitions referred to are those defined in the Dutch rail freight vision for 2050.<\/p>\n