With the
first train running on 8 October and three weekly rotations from Bettembourg
Dudelange to Curtici, this new
connection will link Western Europe with Romania and more generally with the
Balkans and Turkey.
"The
increasing number of shippers with production sites in Romania as well as the
daily road congestions at the Hungarian Romanian border, had a great impact on
the creation of this new connection," said CFL multimodal.
For this project, CFL multimodal is
collaborating with CFL cargo and Ecco Rail on the rail traction. The train will offer a capacity of 40
slots suitable for craneable and non-craneable containers and trailers. Both
terminals are fully operational 24/7 and act as gateway hubs to other European
countries, such as via Bettembourg to France, Belgium, Germany, Spain and via
Curtici to Turkey.
This transport solution is expected
to reduce CO2 emissions by around 22, 000 tonnes compared with road
transportation