en.Wedoany.com Reported - DB Cargo Full Load Solutions Nordics has restarted a rail-ferry transport corridor connecting southern Poland to Sweden, used to deliver 120-meter-long rails directly to Swedish infrastructure project sites. The service utilizes the rail-ferry route between Świnoujście, Poland, and Ystad, Sweden, with weekly departures, offering approximately 540 meters of track capacity per ferry, enough to load nearly an entire freight train.
This dedicated rail transport corridor links a rail manufacturing plant in southern Poland to multiple railway infrastructure projects in Sweden. The ferry departs from Świnoujście in the early afternoon and arrives in Ystad on the Swedish Baltic coast the same evening. The 120-meter rails are loaded onto multiple coupled railcars using specialized fixtures, then directly rolled onto the ferry, eliminating the need for intermediate transshipment. DB Cargo FLS Nordics, a division of TRANSA Spedition GmbH, coordinates operations with project partners Väte Rail, shipping company Unity Line, and the port authorities of both harbors. The service previously operated but ceased about a decade ago; the current challenge was to rebuild the partner network and establish a viable operational framework for regular shipments.
Key parties involved in the project include DB Cargo FLS Nordics (TRANSA Spedition GmbH), Väte Rail, Unity Line, the Port of Świnoujście, and the Port of Ystad. The transport corridor starts in southern Poland, passes through the ports of Świnoujście and Ystad, and ultimately connects to the Swedish rail network, capable of transporting rails up to 120 meters in length, with a ferry track capacity of approximately 540 meters. The service has been operating for about a year, with weekly runs.
The Świnoujście-Ystad route is one of the few operational rail-ferry corridors in Sweden. The Swedish Transport Administration has actively intervened to ensure the continuation of rail-ferry services on several routes. A parallel example is the Stena Line rail-ferry between Trelleborg and Rostock, which the Swedish state has designated as critical for military mobility and national resilience, signing a formal agreement to maintain the service (Source: Swedish Transport Administration, 2025). The DB Cargo FLS Nordics service differs in its specialization—transporting extremely long, project-specific rail sections that cannot be practically moved by road or via the fixed Öresund Bridge. The Polish rail freight market, where the corridor originates, is expected to expand by 2025, driven by logistics sector growth and strategic infrastructure investments (Source: IndexBox, 2025).
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