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 Barking in Greater London has been suspended just a few...Read more
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, with ambitions to rise to a daily train, is operated...Read more
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 has further connections to Switzerland and Italy.Read more
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 company won a tender for the operation of the German...Read more
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 in June. “One advantage is the transit time between Cologne...Read more
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 between the two destinations and starting from 9 July it...Read more
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 will surely have more intermodal traffic via the Gotthard axis...Read more
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. The addition will apply from 10 May, and the company...Read more
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 with three weekly roundtrips, then it upgraded to five. According...Read more
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 freight train connects the Chinese hub to the largest European...Read more
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 region of Schweinfurt to the ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp and...Read more
New shuttle train Hamburg-Cologne on track
The new container train connection between Cologne and the seaports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven has been successfully launched. On Monday evening (6 May), the first shuttle train from Hamburg arrived in Niehler Hafen in Cologne....Read more
DB Cargo launches direct two-way railway line Malmö–Cologne
DB Cargo has launched a new, direct and two-way service between Cologne in Germany and Malmö in Sweden. The new train is twice as fast as the previous Malmö–Cologne service. Moreover, it now has a...Read more
TX Logistiks launches Cologne-Curtici line
TX Logistik AG has launched a new railway service connecting Cologne in Germany and Curtici in Romania. The service is already up and running, with three journeys per week in both directions. It is the...Read more