18. March 2026, 12:02 o'Clock
Poland
Article: Railport Kędzierzyn-Koźle expands rail logistics for steel and metals
Steel, copper and profiles at the Sławięcice HUB - integrated rail and road transport with TEN-T connection
The Kędzierzyn-Koźle railport is located in the Opole Voivodeship in southern Poland and is part of the Sławięcice HUB. The site is located in the catchment area of the German-Polish border and the industrial centres in Silesia.
The infrastructure includes the DB Cargo Spedkol siding with a total length of around 50 kilometres and access to a truck weighbridge. The site is connected to the international rail network via the track in Sławięcice. This means that the railport has the prerequisites for combined rail and road transport with end-to-end process control.
Steel coils in regular traffic "Silesia"
Steel coils in the railport warehouse - handling from the "Silesia" regular train.
One focus of current handling is on steel coils from various European steelworks. The shipments are transported on the regular "Silesia" train, which runs from the Polish-German border to the railway port of Kędzierzyn-Koźle.
Upon arrival, the coils are unloaded and stored in the warehouse. The current stock amounts to around 2,500 tonnes. Once the customer order has been received, the site organises loading onto lorries and distribution to the end customers. Transport and storage processes are fully coordinated on site.
Copper coils on pallets - intermediate storage until called off by the customer.
Copper coils with intermediate storage
Copper coils are delivered by road transport, unloaded and temporarily stored in the hall. The goods remain in the warehouse until a transport order is received from the customer. Only then is it dispatched and forwarded.
Flat sheets in the warehouse - bundled provisioning for further industrial processing.
Flat products and profiles
Flat sheet metal and profiles are also part of the current portfolio. They are delivered by lorry and stored in the site's warehouses. From there, the goods are also distributed to end customers by road transport.
Sectional steel in hall handling - prepared for regional distribution.
Integration into the TEN-T network
The railport is connected to the TEN-T network via the track in Sławięcice. TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Network) refers to the European Union's trans-European transport network. It defines core corridors that connect Europe's central industrial and economic areas and are prioritised for infrastructure development. There are regular connections from the hub to Silesia and to Southern and Western Europe with freight trains operated by DB Cargo. This means that the location is integrated into cross-border transport chains.
Supplementary services
The range of services also includes a mobile wagon service as part of vehicle maintenance. This can support operational processes in rail freight transport and reduce downtimes.The topic of sustainable rail transport is also relevant. The Green Railway certificate documents the use of environmentally friendly rail logistics and is becoming increasingly important, particularly in the industrial environment.
Operational function in German-Polish freight transport
Due to its location between the border and the Silesian industrial area, the railport assumes an operational interface function in German-Polish freight transport. Regular transports from the border area are combined with warehousing and regional distribution.The combination of regular train concept, hall capacity, extensive track infrastructure and TEN-T connection creates stable framework conditions for continuous steel and metal flows in cross-border transport.
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