Business Square - Groningen Railport

Groningen Railport in Veendam is one of the largest Dutch inland rail terminals. Especially for containerized cargo Groningen Railport (GRP) is an important logistical junction between the mainports in the west (Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Antwerp) and the north (Bremen, Hamburg). GRP is also connected to the European timetable of conventional rail traffic. Together with the seaports of Groningen - Eemshaven and Delfzijl - and the city of Groningen itself, it provides a complete northern logistical complex.

Overview Groningen Railport (GRP) in Veendam (1)	Overview Groningen Railport (GRP) in Veendam (2)

Core data

Overall surface: 44 hectares
Rail terminal: 14 hectares
Four 750-metre long shuttle tracks
Transshipment hall of 3,000 m2
Inland quay: 130 metres for vessels up to 1,200 tons
24-hour on site customs service
Easily accessible via the A7-A28 and N33 motorways
Daily shuttle link with Rotterdam
Weekly shuttles to Amsterdam, Bremen, Hamburg, and Antwerp
Depot capacity for 2,000 containers

Trimodal terminal

Groningen Railport is a trimodal terminal (access via road, rail, and water) and handles containers as well as conventional cargo directly linked to the ports, which provides a total logistics hub to both shippers and transport companies. GRP has among other things 4 railway tracks (of which one dedicated for conventional rail transport) with a length of 750 m available. Handling of containers is done with reachstackers. Groningen Railport offers transloading and intermediate storage, also for classified goods. Sites linked to the GRP for warehousing and/or added logistics are part of the portfolio of Groningen Seaports.

Regional container junction

Container transport is traditionally used in the Veendam area for exports of products from the agricultural and chemical industries. These industries still account for a large proportion of outward movements. Moreover containers with products from all over the world now arrive in Veendam via the port of Rotterdam. Inbound and outbound container traffic is mostly done by rail. Some 60,000 TEU are transshipped annually.

IMS Veendam

The IMS Veendam distribution center is a logistical link between producers and the Groningen Railport Terminal. Goods awaiting dispatch world­wide are stored in warehouses with a total capacity of over 100,000 m2. Some 10,000 containers a year are loaded in these warehouses for dispatch to domestic or foreign destinations. The center guarantees optimum warehouse storage conditions and sufficient loading of containers, rail cars and tippers. It operates in close cooperation with the rail and road transport departments of IMS Veendam and other hauliers.

Contact

If you are interested in the logistic opportunities of Groningen Railport or if you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact account manager Mr. Erik Bertholet via phone +31 (0)6-53939275.

More information

Leaflet Groningen Railport
Website Groningen Railport
IMS Veendam