Shuttle connects Stockholm and Gothenburg in six hours

In just six hours, freight is being transported from Årsta to the Port of Gothenburg. On arrival, the freight trucks go straight to the container terminal, APM Terminals. Awaiting them is the most extensive range of services in Scandinavia, both within Europe and to other parts of the world. The Port of Gothenburg is the only port in Sweden with direct container services to China, India, the Middle East and the USA.

The rail shuttle will run five days a week in both directions and will be operated by TM Rail, which already has a rail shuttle service between Örebro and the Port of Gothenburg. The combiterminal in Årsta is operated by the rapidly growing logistics company Logent, which recently took over the terminal.

The newly started shuttle will become one of 26 shuttles in the nationwide Railport Scandinavia system, a system that is more than just rail shuttles. Several of the terminals in the system can offer services that were previously only carried out at the port. This includes storage, distribution and administration. Some of the terminals can even offer customs clearance of imported goods.

Apart from efficient transport, Railport Scandinavia offers significant environmental benefits. In one year, rail shuttles save around 50,000 tonnes of carbon emissions, equivalent to emissions from 17,000 petrol-driven cars for a whole year. Each day, the rail shuttles replace around 700 trucks.