Kombiverkehr KG is expanding its European intermodal network with a new route between Belgium and Spain. The first train on the Atlantic route between Antwerp and Madrid will depart on September 3, 2024. This offers freight forwarders and logistics companies the opportunity to use this important 1,600-kilometre corridor for environmentally friendly rail transport. Example: a round trip with a load of 25 tonnes saves 5.1 tonnes of CO2 (84 percent). The trains will run twice a week: from Antwerp on Tuesdays and Fridays, from Madrid on Wednesdays and Sundays. Containers, swap bodies and dangerous goods (classes other than 1 and 7) can be transported. The transit time will be between 48 and 72 hours, depending on the day of the week.
The Frankfurt company is increasing the number of services to and from Spain to 38 per week. On the Atlantic and Mediterranean routes, the operator connects Barcelona, Madrid and other industrial centres in Spain with numerous terminals in Germany, Benelux, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. The new route increases the frequency of the existing shuttle between Irun and Madrid from six to eight weekly services in each direction, offering additional benefits for customers shipping between Cologne or Ludwigshafen and Madrid.