BetuweRoute The Betuweroute will be handed over at the beginning of 2007. Right from the very beginning, it will be possible for ten freight trains an hour to run in each direction. In practice, there will be about a hundred and fifty trains a day during the initial period. Not just the carriers and shipping companies, but also a large part of the Dutch economy will benefit from that time on from the ability to transport goods straight off and without stopping from the Maasvlakte to the German border and further on into Europe. The competitive position of Rotterdam and the Netherlands as a shipping and distribution country will be strengthened in any case. Netherlands

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