Is a section of rail track occupied or not? Currently, the Jade detection system still ‘tells’ this with track circuits. However, this system is not always resistant to sand and salt, a combination common in the Rotterdam harbour area. From the end of March 2022, ProRail will test this type of train protection on the outer edge of the Maasvlakte. The aim: a system in which the weather has less influence on train detection on the harbour railway network. If the results are good, we will replace the current system.
