DB Schenker’s terminal Bergheim now also acts as rail hub
DB Schenker and Salzburger Lokalbahnen start operation of the siding at the terminal Bergheim The consistent promotion of the environmentally-friendly carrier rail by DB Schenker can also been seen in western Austria. On 1 October the siding to the new terminal in Bergheim near Salzburg will officially start operation. The track with a length of 414 m has a roofed loading ramp and connects the DB Schenker logistics facility, which was opened in spring this year, with the existing rail track operated by Salzburger Lokalbahnen in the industrial area Aupoint and thereby also with the railway station Salzburg. "With the siding now in operation our terminal has been upgraded to an intermodal hub. We are in a position to offer all rail services to our customers whenever the railway is the more competitive option and suitable for the transport of their cargo", Walter Mönichweger, DB Schenker manager in Salzburg says. For Johann Mackinger, head of the Salzburger Lokalbahnen, this siding is synonymous with the acquisition of another important customer. Salzburger Lokalbahnen will be responsible for the traction between the railway station Salzburg and the DB Schenker terminal. With the official start of operation of the siding the location Bergheim has become the "DB Schenker Rail Logistics Center" with transshipment options between rail, warehouse and truck at their own site. In this concept, Salzburg is also connected to the "PowerRailer" block-train transports of the corporate group to Southeastern Europe: Together with partners, the Austrian DB Schenker subsidiary organised about 3.000 "PowerRailer" block-train departures to countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey in 2009. The forwarder also participates in the company-owned combi-train "Danube-Nordic-Shuttle" between Wels and Rostock and uses the DB Schenker block-train transports to France and Spain. In total the Salzburg branch is in charge of the import/export of about 300.000 tons of cargo by rail each year. About two thirds go to Southeastern Europe. The rest is accounted for by traffic from and to Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France. Quelle: LogEastics |