Container terminal in Port of Koper. Source: Port of Koper

Port of Koper stranded from rail network due to line closures

Published on 05-05-2022 at 11:12

Container terminal in Port of Koper. Source: Port of Koper

Line closures in the Slovenian railway network due to construction hinder rail operations to and from the port of Koper. METRANS cancelled four pairs of trains on 4 May and expects a further slowdown of transit times in the coming weeks.

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Tags: Metrans, Port of Koper, Slovenia, Slovenian Railways

Author: Nikos Papatolios

Nikos Papatolios is editor of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

1 comment op “Port of Koper stranded from rail network due to line closures”

bönström bönström|25.05.22|00:51

Hopefully Upgrading provides with the, by clients of any port requested, a high quality railway, ensuring punctual, On Time, deliveries of cargo.
Now, otherwise, devastatingly, just “optimal maintenance” (suboptimized, repairing…) is goal, of a “state of the art” railway, that neither was designed for, nor safely is allowing for today’s traffic.
A new, Old Railway, safely, calculably, providing for 32,5 ton axial load now is requested at any upgrading! Capacity, now safely has to be added!