Gothenburg resumes rail shuttles to Norway

The rail shuttle will operate at night in both directions with five departures each week. The first shuttle will leave the Port of Gothenburg on November 2, 2009.

Norway and the Oslo region make up an important catchment area for the port and the new shuttle to Norway is the result of co-operation between the Port of Gothenburg, Green Cargo and H. Strøm/Rail Terminal Drammen. They now hope to develop the system further, with transhipment in Drammen for onward movement by rail to other destinations, including Trondheim.

The number of rail shuttles has risen significantly since the Port of Gothenburg began investing in rail-based freight transport just over 10 years ago. With the new service to Norway, there are now 26 shuttles to and from the port. Freight transport by rail is in environmentally smart option and in 2008 alone, transporting freight by rail led to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of 48,000 tonnes compared with transport by road. This is equivalent to driving 10,000 times around the world by car.