JSC Ukrzaliznytsia has sent the first container train with trucks to Poland. The company worked on the project for two weeks, the company's press service reports on its official Facebook page.
It is noted that the train consists of 23 platforms, on which 13 tractors with semi-trailers were loaded.
The train runs on the route Sknyliv (Ukraine) – Slavków (Poland).
Customs and border clearance of the cargo takes place at the Izov-Hrubeshiv railway border crossing.
As stated in the report, there are still formal issues regarding the fast crossing of the Polish border, but experts are already working to speed up the process.
UZ promises that similar flights will be organized in the opposite direction. From the Slavkuv station, the trucks go to their destination by road.
The transfer of truck drivers from the point of loading to the railroad platform to the point of unloading is provided by bus.
The press service added that to order the transportation of a truck by a container train from Ukraine, you need to contact the Liski Transport Service Center branch of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC, and in the opposite direction – UZ Cargo Poland.
Background. Earlier it became known that Ukrzaliznytsia is preparing to massively transport container trains with trucks across the Ukrainian-Polish border. This is how Ukrainian exporters are trying to solve the problem of crossing the Ukrainian-Polish border.