Northbound rail cargo via Sweden
Norway’s most effective cargo route from the south to the north is opened via Sweden.
DB Schenker’s rail cargo route that recently started from Oslo to Narvik is expected to ship roughly 25,000 containers a year. The Norwegian railway line goes only just above the Arctic Circle to the town of Fauske. Therefore, the new 1,960 kilometre link via the Swedish railway lines to Narvik is highly welcomed.
The existing Ofoten line from the northern Swedish town of Kiruna crossing the border to Narvik in northern Norway is mainly used for iron-ore transport today.
- Our new solution is setting a clear course in Norway, says Karl Nutzinger, Member of the Management Board of Schenker AG responsible for Land Transport and the Region Europe, in a press-release. - Rail has always played an important role for us in supplying our customers in Norway. We use all modes of transportation to the advantage of our customers and combine the flexibility of trucks with the benefits of rail, says Nutzinger.
The new cargo-trains from from Oslo to Narvik via Sweden take about 28 hours, making it much faster than freight by truck.
The annual 25,000 containers that now will be shipped by train are equivalent to approximately 12,500 truckloads.
