New rail service Venlo-Sweden now operative
A direct rail freight service between Venlo in the Netherlands and Sweden was launched on 2 September. A dedicated blocktrain shuttles between the Dutch logistics hub and the Scandinavian cities of Malmö and Norrköping. They...Read more
Multimodal service Austria-Sweden launched
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has established a direct link between Vienna and Scandanavia. Four times a week a multimodal service runs between the Austrian capital and Trelleborg, the southernmost city in Sweden. Trelleborg is also the...Read more
More services Kombiverkehr via Öresund bridge
German rail operator Kombiverkehr has increased its rail services to and from Sweden via the Öresund bridge. Since this week, three trains offer five departures in both directions on the line Coevorden – Bad Bentheim...Read more
Chinese company wants to build HH-tunnel connecting Denmark-Sweden
China Railway Tunnel Group, a subsidiary of state-owned China Railway Group Limited, has proposed to build the HH-tunnel connecting Helsingborg in Sweden and Helsingør in Denmark. The tunnel is a second rail and road link...Read more
Sweden prepares TEN-T corridor for 750-meter train
The Swedish infrastructure manager Trafikverket is preparing for the introduction of 750 meter freight trains on the Scandinavian part of the TEN-T corridor by increasing axle loads on the Malmbanan between Boden and Riksgränsen. The...Read more
LKAB signs haulage contract with Hector Rail
The Swedish mining company LKAB has signed a new haulage contract with freight logistics supplier Hector Rail for the period of five years. The contract will be effective from December 2017. Hector Rail is an important...Read more