Rail Services

The rail terminal is an open terminal and serves third party operators as well as the trains of Hutchison Ports Europe Intermodal (HPEI).

The Venlo Express serves all deepsea terminals in Rotterdam 24 times per week. APMT-II, Hutchison Ports Delta II, ECT Delta, ECT Euromax and RWG all are visited on a regular basis.

4 to 5 times a day trains depart from Venlo to Rotterdam and vice versa. With a proven track record of 97% of all our trains on schedule, we have every right to say that ‘reliability’ comes first.

High frequent rail connections

With the high frequency of our connections and the short transittimes your containers are quickly available for you. Containers leaving Rotterdam in the morning by train can be picked up in Venlo in the afternoon.

With its high frequency and complete portfolio of connections, the Venlo Express is second to none as THE connection between Rotterdam, Venlo and the large region around Venlo in the province of Limburg and the German Ruhr area.

Rail schedules on HPEI website

Sustainable transport

By using Vectron locomotives, Hutchison Ports Europe Intermodal and traction partner RTB Cargo are frontrunners in sustainable container transport by rail with lowest emissions, low vibrations and much more, such as silent

Synchromodal transport

All modalities, high frequent connections; the right conditions for genuine synchromodal solutions are available. It is easy to switch within and between modalities. If a connection is missed the next one is available within a few hours. If there are hindrances on for instance the rail infrastructure; barges are an alternative. And if the river is blocked due to low water levels, trains are available. There is under all circumstances always a logic choice.