Intermodal Rail Connection between Bettembourg-Dudelange, Rostock to Launch in January

Stena Line, LKW WALTER, Rostock Port and CFL multimodal have announced the launch of a new rail connection between the Intermodal Terminal Bettembourg-Dudelange (Luxembourg) and the RTM Terminal at the Rostock Port (Germany) on 11 January 2021.

The four partners have successfully concluded an agreement to expand their respective service offering. This new intermodal connection will be running with three roundtrips per week, transporting craneable and non-craneable trailers as well as containers.

The business partners are convinced that this regular intermodal service, connecting existing rail corridors (Lyon, Le Boulou) via Luxembourg to the Rostock Port and its ferry lines to Trelleborg is another significant step towards building a global European combined rail and ferry solution network.

This new train will also enable modal shift, with the transfer of an equivalent of 10,000 trucks from road to rail and CO2 savings of about 18,000 of CO2 per year.

Alain Krecké, Chief Commercial Officer of Luxembourg-based CFL multimodal, commented: “The launch of this new intermodal connection is a further significant step in the expansion of our network, connecting the intermodal terminal of Bettembourg-Dudelange with major ports and economic centres in Europe. CFL multimodal is committed to offer sustainable transport solutions for craneable and non-craneable trailers as well as containers to the market and to support its clients in their modal shift projects”.