11. June 2026, 12:10 o'Clock
Poland/Sweden
Article: Poland–Sweden rail ferry back in service
DB Cargo FLS organises regular services for railcars up to 120 metres long to Sweden
DB Cargo Full Load Solutions Nordics (TRANSA Spedition GmbH) has been transporting rails between southern Poland and Sweden for a year, thereby supplying railway infrastructure projects and supporting the expansion of rail transport across the country.
Services generally run once a week, with a key component of these transports being the rail ferry, which departs daily in the early afternoon from Świnoujście in north-western Poland and arrives in the evening in Ystad on the Baltic coast of southern Sweden. With around 540 metres of track capacity, the ferry can accommodate almost an entire freight train. Collection takes place at the factory, from where the long rails are transported by train to their destination without any further transhipment. This makes the transport particularly efficient and sustainable, reduces additional shunting movements and shortens journey times.
Precision by rail and sea: DB Cargo FLS transports rails up to 120 metres long by train and ferry from southern Poland to Sweden - precisely timed and safely loaded for the railway expansion.
The biggest challenge in transporting rails up to 120 metres long is timing and load security. To ensure that the track works for which the long rails are required, can be carried out during the scheduled closure, careful planning and monitoring of the transport with delivery to the nearest hour is necessary. Due to the length of the rails, they must be loaded onto several wagons simultaneously; DB Cargo FLS ensures the load is securely held in place using appropriate fixtures.
Today’s solution builds on a familiar concept. Following the closure of the ferry service around ten years ago, the challenge lay in bringing the partners involved back together and establishing a viable operational transport system.
Together with Väte Rail, the shipping company Unity Line and the ports involved, a robust process has been established. Close coordination between all parties involved across the interfaces ensures that even shipments with high requirements can be handled in a stable and reliable manner.
The ferry service is already being used to transport coils and scrap metal from Denmark and Sweden and is suitable for almost all types of freight. In doing so, the DB Cargo FLS team is establishing another international link for reliable transport throughout Europe.
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