Embracing digital solutions to improve rail freight

摘要

IN MAY 2021, ProRail announced that it had awarded a €110 million contract to automate the Kijfhoek rail freight yard - the largest in the Netherlands and a vital link between the Rotterdam ports and major industrial areas in Europe. The contract will see the deployment of a state-of-the-art, fully automated system to manage the yard's operations, which will contribute to improving efficiency, reliability and safety.