TX Logistik launches new connection between Cologne and Bologna

TX Logistik AG (TXL) will open a new line between Cologne and Bologna on January 11, 2021. Five round trips will be operated each week. The route runs through Switzerland, and the completion of the expansion of the Gotthard route was a decisive factor for this connection, as this route can now be traversed continuously with a clearance height of 4 m.

(Troisdorf) TX Logistik AG (TXL) is expanding its services for rail freight transport to Italy. Starting January 11, 2021, the company, which specializes in Europe-wide transport services as part of the Mercitalia Group, will launch an intermodal connection between Cologne and Bologna with five round trips per week for the first time.

Connection between two economic regions

“It is a connection between two economic regions that offers our customers a completely new destination in Italy and at the same time strengthens our activities on the Swiss corridor,” says Gian Paolo Gotelli, CEO of TX Logistik. The route runs from the Cologne-Nord terminal over the Gotthard axis to the Interporto Bologna terminal. Due to Bologna’s central location in the heart of Italy, not only the Emilia Romagna region can be easily reached from there, but also seaports such as Ravenna or Ancona on the Adriatic Sea or Livorno on the Tyrrhenian Sea, as well as all surrounding regions like Tuscany and Marche.
“The traction in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy is handled by TXL together with its subsidiaries TX Switzerland and TX Logistik Transalpine with their own drivers and modern multi-system locomotives entirely in-house,” adds Albert Bastius, COO of the company. Up to 34 loading units can fit on the train. In both directions, semi-trailers, mega trailers, swap bodies, and containers loaded with goods of all kinds will be transported.

Completion of the expansion of the Gotthard axis

The trigger for the new rail product was not least the completion of the expansion of the Gotthard axis. Since the timetable change in December, it has been possible to transport the semi-trailers commonly used in Europe with a height of four meters (P400) intermodally by rail through Switzerland. “This was not possible before and has significantly increased our customers’ interest in an offer on this route,” emphasizes Gian Paolo Gotelli. “We want to support trade exchange between Italy and Germany in a green and sustainable way. By shifting to rail, we relieve the environment and save around 28,000 tons of CO2 per year with our new connection.”
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