Rotterdam invests railway expansion

(Posted on 30/03/18)

Ronald Paul, Chief Operating Officer: “This connection is of key importance for the accessibility of the Port of Rotterdam railway system.”

The SaVe consortium comprises construction companies Besix, Mobilis, Dura Vermeer, Hollandia and Iemants. The contract comprises the construction of a raised railway viaduct of four kilometres in length, including two steel arch bridges half-way along the Port railway line. It is expected that works will start during the course of 2018 and will be completed by 2020. The contract is a subproject of the Theemsweg route construction: following completion there will be a phase in which the superstructure is constructed, which includes the railway and all associated systems.

The construction of the entire Theemsweg route involves an investment amount of around € 300 million (excluding VAT). The European Union is providing a € 62 million subsidy. The remaining investment will be borne by the Port Authority and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is coordinating, designing and realising the project in conjunction with ProRail. After realising the route, the Port Authority will hand over the management and maintenance of the new railway line to ProRail.

Rail traffic capacity bottleneck solution

The Theemsweg route provides a solution to the problems associated with the Calandbrug near Rozenburg. This steel vertical-lift bridge for trains, cars and slow-moving traffic serves as an important link in the Betuwe Route, connecting Rotterdam’s port area with the European hinterland. The vertical-lift bridge also forms the access to Brittanniëhaven for ocean shipping.

The Port Authority is foreseeing a capacity bottleneck for rail traffic due to the expected increase in rail freight transport and ocean shipping to and from Brittanniëhaven. The construction of the Theemsweg route provides a solution to this bottleneck. The new route runs across a raised railway viaduct. The railway line will have two arched bridges and will link to the existing track by the A15.

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