The new link, suitable for semi-trailers (P400, frigo) and containers (incl. with dangerous goods), will connect Duisburg and Poznań from the beginning of June.
After carrying several test runs since November 2020, the container rail service, organised by Xuzhou-Europe Railway Express, has become regular, with two trips per month.
First Row Shipping and Logistics has put in place a 1,400 km-long round trip service that sees CFL Cargo Sweden-operated trains carrying up to 72 twenty-foot containers once per week between Piteå and Gothenburg.
The German rail freight hauliers have built a coalition with over 230 forwarders to shift more cargo from roads to railways, with the aim of saving the environment some 50mt of CO2 emissions by 2030.
The train set - carrying electronics, auto parts, and epidemic-prevention supplies - will cross Duisburg on its way and arrive at the final destination after 21-22 days.
By combining rail and sea transport, DB Cargo Eurasia is testing an alternative route from China to Finland to the current setup that sees trains passing the Buslovskaya-Vainikkala border between Russia and Finland.
