The Ukrainian railway company Ukraliznytsia has sent its first train with semi-trailers on the Lviv–Fényeslitke (Hungary) route, with transport organized using two types of gauge—1520 mm and 1435 mm.
Thanks to the use of special technologies and modernised platforms, the semi-trailers were loaded without tractors and without the use of cranes. This new logistics solution opens up opportunities to attract new customers, which is particularly important in the context of declining freight volumes and revenues.
The project was carried out by UZ Cargo Poland (a subsidiary of Ukralizniția in Poland), together with East West Gate Terminal and Ukralizniția’s subsidiary “Lisky Transport Service Center,” which shipped the train from the Sknyliv–Lisky terminal to the Fényeslitke terminal (East West Gate terminal) in Hungary.
Transshipment technologies
Sun Smart Logistics technologies and equipment were used to load semi-trailers onto the 1520 mm gauge, as well as the modernized platforms of the Lisky Transport Service Center.
In the town of Fényeslitke in Hungary, at the terminal, the semi-trailers are transferred to T3000 platforms for transport on the 1435 mm gauge, using R2L technology and equipment, for further delivery.
This shipment confirms the availability of a practical and universal solution for the transport of all types of semi-trailers between Ukraine and EU countries, using both 1520 mm and 1435 mm gauge platforms.
“By sending this semi-trailer train to Hungary, we confirm the efficiency and versatility of container-trailer transport for any type of semi-trailer in the connection between Ukraine and the European Union countries, using 1520 and 1435 mm gauges,” Ukralizniția states.
It should be noted that in September, Ukraine inaugurated its first European gauge line, based on EU standards. It is 22 km long and connects Uzhhorod and Chop, a city located on the border with Slovakia. The line further provides connections to cities in the European Union, such as Košice in Slovakia, Budapest in Hungary, and Vienna in Austria.
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