Crossing Europe’s north in 14 hours with DB Cargo Scandinavia’s new transport solution

Crossing Europe’s north in 14 hours with DB Cargo Scandinavia’s new transport solution

The Scandinavian Rail Shuttle is a new, direct rail transport solution offered by DB Cargo Scandinavia, which the cross-border operator has been running since November.

DB Cargo said: “The Scandinavian Rail Shuttle is an exciting addition to the DB Cargo family’s product portfolio.”

Since the beginning of November 2020, the shuttle has been operating between the freight hub Taulov on the Jutland peninsula in Denmark and Katrineholm near Stockholm in Sweden.

The rail transport solution was launched by the subsidiary DB Cargo Scandinavia, the first provider ever to offer direct and regular intermodal rail transport between Denmark and Sweden.

DB Cargo Scandinavia assumes the very particular role of operator, managing booking, capacity utilisation and operation all from a single source – even across the border.

It takes the Scandinavian Rail Shuttle just 14 hours to transport trailers, swap bodies and containers between the main economic centres in Denmark and Sweden overnight, with a capacity of up to 38 load units.

The three round trips per week begin and end in Taulov on Jutland in Denmark and Katrineholm, near the Swedish capital Stockholm.

Consumer goods are transported to Sweden, and paper and steel are transported back to Denmark in the opposite direction. The intermodal direct connection is not only fast, but is also kind to the environment. Carbon emissions are about 80 percent lower than if the transport took place by road, with savings of 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per trailer and route.

“Rail offers an appealing green transport solution, and we issue customers with a carbon footprint certificate that documents the CO2 savings they make as they contribute to protecting the environment,” says Maarten de Ridder, head of international sales at DB Cargo.

For more information visit www.dbcargo.com

25th January 2021