Germany proposes Rhine Valley rail alternative, will it follow through?
The German Ministry of Transport (BMDV) presented a study for an alternative route dedicated to freight trains in the Middle Rhine Valley, along the right…
Cologne-Barking rail freight service suspended shortly after inauguration
The recently inaugurated direct rail freight service connecting the city of Cologne, in the industrial heart of Germany, to the international commercial trading terminal of…
Germany and England connected by new direct rail freight service
This week sees a new direct rail freight service launched to connect Cologne with Barking, in the east of Greater London. The new weekly service,…
Hupac to increase frequency of Cologne-Malmo shuttle train
Hupac will increase the frequency of their shuttle service between Cologne, in Germany, and Malmo, in Sweden, from three to four weekly roundtrips. From Cologne,…
Hupac starts as operator terminal Cologne North after New Year’s Eve
From 1 January 2023, the terminal Cologne North (TKN), currently managed by HGK Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln, will be operated by Hupac Group. The Swiss…
TX Logistik will increase frequency on Instanbul-Cologne route
TX Logistik, the European subsidiary of Mercitalia Logistics (Group FS), will increase the number of trips between Cologne and Instanbul. The Instanbul-Cologne service was launched…
TX Logistik focuses on growing Gotthard axis with more roundtrips
TX Logistik will add more roundtrips between Cologne and Bologna following the growing transport demand for P400 semitrailers. The company currently offers five weekly roundtrips…
More trains for Kombiverkehr on the Gotthard axis this month
Kombiverkehr is expanding its services between Germany and Italy this month. With a new railway line, additional departures and a new destination from Italy it…
TX Logistik adds more trips via the Brenner Axis
Resulting from a growing customer demand, TX Logistik’s service between Leipzig in Germany and Verona in Northern Italy will get an extra weekly train trip.…
TX Logistik adds two weekly roundtrips between Cologne-Curtici
The Cologne-Curtici rail connection will depart daily starting from 10 May. The service, operated by TX Logistik, has been in place since 2018. It started…
New regular train Xi’an-Rotterdam
A new rail freight service Xi-an-Rotterdam was launched this Sunday, 16 August. It is an extension of the Xi’an-Mukran service, which was already operated. The…
New intermodal offer Schweinfurt – Rotterdam, Antwerp and Moerdijk
The partners CTS and IGS are linking their intermodal networks via the container terminal Cologne Niehl Hafen. As a result, they now link the economic…