21.04.2020
Artikel Nummer: 31665
Italian group to double round trips in Sweden
TX Logistik (TXL), part of the Italian railway group Polo Mercitalia, has expanded its rail freight traffic in Sweden. As of 6 April, the number of trains for the Swedish retail chain Coop was increased from 10 to 20 per week. The connection is used to supply foodstuffs to supermarkets in the south of the country. The trains start and return to the central warehouse in Bro (about 30 km north-west of Stockholm).
On the way to Malmo, the trains make a stopover in Alvesta near Växjo. The higher frequency enables Coop to transfer 520 trucks from road to rail every week. Thanks to Coop transporting its goods by rail, the Swedish group says it saves up to 9,600 t of carbon dioxide per year compared with road transport. (ben)