STUTTGART: June 27, 2019. TX Logistik (TXL) with the launch of a connection between the Port of Rotterdam and Kornwestheim near Stuttgart coming online at the start of July.

“The new service now also connects businesses in Baden- Württemberg with the with the busiest seaport in Europe,” said Berit Börke, Chief Sales Officer at TXL. “We are using the boxXpress.de train system, in which we have been involved since its foundation and which has proven successful for many years in seaport hinterland transport to and from Hamburg and Bremerhaven, on account of its high stability and reliability.”

Initially, three round trips per week are planned. The terminal in Kornwestheim will be directly connected to the Rotterdam terminals RSC, Euromax and ECT Delta at the start of operation. That means that the large container terminals will be served both on the Maasvlakte and in the Rotterdam city area. All other terminals in Rotterdam can be supplied by reloading.

Berit Börke added, “The network extension to Kornwestheim is not only an ideal addition to our connections from Rotterdam to Nuremberg and Munich, but also stands for our commitment to flexible and environmentally friendly transport solutions by rail and our vision of zero emission logistics.”

TXL was founded in 1999 as a private rail transport company and maintains an European network with connections in 11 countries. The company has subsidiaries in Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and Sweden as well as local offices in Italy and the Netherlands. Mercitalia Logistics, a subsidiary of Italian Railways, has owned TX Logistik since January 2017.