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ProRail insufficiently involved smaller rail firms in bridge closure
In April 2016, Dutch rail infrastructure manager ProRail treated RFF, Locon and LTE, three smaller railway undertakings, unfairly when the Moerdijk bridge had to be closed on short notice. This is the conclusion of an investigation carried out by the … -
Dutch Railways NS abused its dominant position in regional tender process
Dutch Railways NS abused its dominant position in the 2014 tender process for the public-transport contract in the southern Dutch province of Limburg. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has imposed a fine of EUR 40,950,000 on NS. … -
Rail undertakings concerned about market developments
Freight rail undertakings and passenger rail undertakings have concerns about the affordability and availability of rail capacity. In their view, the infrastructure charge (the fee they have to pay for using the rail infrastructure) is too high. They also … -
Clarity in advance for rail undertakings in regional rail tender processes
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has approved the conditions and fees that operators of rail services wish to apply in regional rail tender processes. This concerns the conditions and fees for rail-related services that are … -
ACM clears operation of three new train services by Dutch railway company Arriva
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has given Dutch railway company Arriva the green light to operate three new train services from 2023 onwards. These concern weekly night services between the northern Dutch city of Groningen and … -
ACM: regulation provides opportunities for the mobility services market
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) sees benefits arising from stronger economic regulation of the market for mobility services. Regulation would help create equal opportunities for providers. This will stimulate the development of … -
ACM conditionally approves ProRail's calculation methods for the infrastructure charge
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has approved two methods used by Dutch network infrastructure manager ProRail for the calculation of the infrastructure charge that rail undertakings have to pay for using the Dutch rail … -
NS notifies ACM of expansion of Eurostar train service
Dutch rail undertaking NS Internationaal B.V. has notified the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) of its plans to expand its international train service between Amsterdam/Rotterdam and London St Pancras station. NS plans to launch an … -
Letter from national competition authorities on the Siemens – Alstom merger
In a joint letter to the European Commission the competition authorities of Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom have expressed their concerns about the proposed merger of the mobility business of Siemens AG with Alstom SA. The four … -
ACM launches study into the ability of new entrants to offer innovative mobility services
Services that allow travelers to plan, book, and pay for trips from doorstep to destination are marketed as a so-called MaaS-service, where MaaS stands for Mobility as a Service. MaaS-providers combine different modes of transportation (such as train, …