TX Logistik: Triangle Traffic Between Four Countries Launched

To shift more goods to rail, TX Logistik AG successfully launched an international triangle service for intermodal transport in mid-March. The service, part of Mercitalia Logistics (Gruppo FS Italiane), connects Romania, Austria, Italy, and Germany with one train per week. It was designed for two major Romanian freight companies and one Italian carrier.

(Troisdorf) Unlike normal circulations with round trips between two destinations, the triangle concept created by TX Logistik connects the terminals in Curtici (Romania), Hall in Tirol (Austria), Verona (Italy), and Duisburg (Germany) with one-way relations. Users can thus bypass discrepancies in the flow of goods. While all regions have a high volume of cargo, sufficient quantities are not always available to fully load trains for a round trip with corresponding backloads.

The starting and ending point of the triangle connection is the Railport Arad in Curtici. From there, the train, which is also the first intermodal connection between Romania and Italy, initially travels to the Quadrante Europa terminal in Verona – with a stop at the TSSU terminal in Hall/Tirol, where wagons with trailers for Austria are dispatched. From Verona, it then continues – again with a stop in Hall – to Duisburg. There, TX Logistik operates the destination terminal in the logistics area logport III as one of three owners. The journey from Duisburg back to Curtici marks the conclusion of the triangle service.

The traction on the nearly 4,000 rail kilometer long triangle connection is managed by TX Logistik itself; only in Hungary and the section in Romania is the Hungarian railway company Gysev, a long-standing traction partner, responsible for the transport. Following the successful launch, there are plans to increase capacity with a second train by April 18. Additionally, the possibility of extending the triangle concept to other suitable relations in Europe is being examined.

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