Kijfhoek classification yard

The rail yard is named after the nearby village of Kijfhoek in the municipality of Zwijndrecht.

With an area of 50 hectares Kijfhoek is the largest of the few railway yards left in the country.

The passenger line Rotterdam-Dordrecht and the Betuweroute, a double track freight railway from the Europoort to Germany, run north of the yard.

[1] After the realisation of the Betuweroute in 2007, Kijfhoek gained importance in freight transport from the Europoort to Germany by rail.

All train movements at Kijfhoek and the Betuweroute are coordinated by the ProRail control centre at the rail yard.