Euroterminal Sławków: first multimodal train on a 1435 mm track 20/03/25
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(original article in Polish) Author: BP 2025/03/20
The first multimodal train with semi-trailers on a 1435 mm track at Euroterminal Sławków
On March 17, 2025, the first multimodal train on a 1435 mm gauge track entered Euroterminal Sławków. Semi-trailers from specialized T3000 wagons were reloaded using reachstacker container trucks equipped with the Piggyback system.
"After months of arrangements and agreements, Euroterminal Sławków received the first, pilot train carrying semi-trailers from Świnoujście. The reloading process went very smoothly - the semi-trailers were immediately unloaded and reloaded onto wagons, and the train could set off on its return journey to Świnoujście. This is the beginning of an extremely interesting project implemented by the rail carrier Freightliner. Its assumption is regular transport twice a week on the Euroterminal Sławków - Świnoujście route and back.
Euroterminal Sławków, as a container terminal, has full technical facilities and specialist equipment enabling the transshipment of semi-trailers in the piggyback system. This type of operation requires meeting a number of requirements – from special wagons adapted to transport semi-trailers, through appropriate semi-trailers enabling top transshipment, to dedicated transshipment equipment. In this case, all these conditions were met, which allowed the creation of an effective rail-terminal service. Thanks to this, semi-trailers delivered by rail are quickly transshipped and ready for further travel using tractor units.
This is another step in the development of Euroterminal Sławków, confirming its versatility and ability to implement even the most demanding logistics projects. We are pleased with the cooperation with Freightliner and believe that this is only the beginning of such operations in southern Poland. The market clearly signals the need for such solutions, and we are ready for what the future will bring," says Łukasz Karlik, Trade and Forwarding Director at Euroterminal Sławków.