Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.Gis.IO/Readers/PolylineShapeFileReader.cs
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diff -u -r8e91f29f35b5f93ea1d9dfc7dcd79edfdd1b4e53 -rc909efdf6275b926fd146b4abad96682a9ff0f0f
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.Gis.IO/Readers/PolylineShapeFileReader.cs	(.../PolylineShapeFileReader.cs)	(revision 8e91f29f35b5f93ea1d9dfc7dcd79edfdd1b4e53)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.Gis.IO/Readers/PolylineShapeFileReader.cs	(.../PolylineShapeFileReader.cs)	(revision c909efdf6275b926fd146b4abad96682a9ff0f0f)
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using Core.Common.Base.Geometry;
 using Core.Common.IO.Exceptions;
@@ -59,12 +60,17 @@
             {
                 ShapeFile = new LineShapefile(shapeFilePath);
             }
-            catch (ArgumentException e)
+            catch (ArgumentException exception)
             {
                 string message = new FileReaderErrorMessageBuilder(shapeFilePath)
                     .Build(GisIOResources.LineShapeFileReader_File_contains_geometries_not_line);
-                throw new CriticalFileReadException(message, e);
+                throw new CriticalFileReadException(message, exception);
             }
+            catch (IOException exception)
+            {
+                var message = new FileReaderErrorMessageBuilder(shapeFilePath).Build(CoreCommonUtilsResources.Error_General_IO_ErrorMessage);
+                throw new CriticalFileReadException(message, exception);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
Index: Core/Components/test/Core.Components.Gis.IO.Test/Readers/PolylineShapeFileReaderTest.cs
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diff -u -r8e91f29f35b5f93ea1d9dfc7dcd79edfdd1b4e53 -rc909efdf6275b926fd146b4abad96682a9ff0f0f
--- Core/Components/test/Core.Components.Gis.IO.Test/Readers/PolylineShapeFileReaderTest.cs	(.../PolylineShapeFileReaderTest.cs)	(revision 8e91f29f35b5f93ea1d9dfc7dcd79edfdd1b4e53)
+++ Core/Components/test/Core.Components.Gis.IO.Test/Readers/PolylineShapeFileReaderTest.cs	(.../PolylineShapeFileReaderTest.cs)	(revision c909efdf6275b926fd146b4abad96682a9ff0f0f)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 // All rights reserved.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using Core.Common.Base.Geometry;
 using Core.Common.IO.Exceptions;
@@ -72,6 +73,26 @@
         }
 
         [Test]
+        public void ParameteredConstructor_ShapeFileIsInUse_ThrowsCriticalFileReadException()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            string testFilePath = TestHelper.GetTestDataPath(TestDataPath.Core.Components.Gis.IO, "traject_10-1.shp");
+
+            using (File.Open(testFilePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
+            {
+                // Call
+                TestDelegate call = () => new PolylineShapeFileReader(testFilePath);
+
+                // Assert
+                var expectedMessage = string.Format("Fout bij het lezen van bestand '{0}': Er is een onverwachte fout opgetreden tijdens het inlezen van het bestand.",
+                                                    testFilePath);
+                CriticalFileReadException exception = Assert.Throws<CriticalFileReadException>(call);
+                Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
+                Assert.IsInstanceOf<IOException>(exception.InnerException);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
         public void GetNumberOfLines_EmptyLineShapeFile_ReturnZero()
         {
             // Setup