When a 500 meter long freight train slowly drove out of Castellguierford, Parma Province, Italy, a logistics experiment spanning 2500 kilometers officially began. On March 20, 2026, FS Logistix, a subsidiary of the Italian National Railway Group, teamed up with German TX Logistik and Finnish Nurminen Logistics to create a green artery connecting the Apennine Peninsula and the Scandinavian Peninsula in the heart of Europe. This is not only the longest continuous transportation channel in TX Logistics' European network, but also presents a strong challenge to long-distance road transportation with an astonishing two-day delivery time.

2500 kilometers of seamless connection

This exclusive train, which operates once a week, is like a precise clock winding, shuttling between Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. It is not a simple point-to-point transportation, but a complex cross-border collaborative operation: Mercitalia Rail is responsible for the traction of the Castel Guelfo to Chiasso section in Italy, while TX Logistik takes over the multi system locomotive traction task from Chiasso to Flavian, Sweden.

The train is loaded with a variety of containers such as food, beverages, tiles, pulp, and steel, and travels north through Basel, Hamburg, the Ø resund Bridge, and Malm ö, ultimately arriving at the railway town of Flerve in central Sweden. It is worth noting that this route not only breaks down geographical barriers, but also extends its reach to the time sensitive retail industry through a combination of dedicated trains and flexible cargo loading, making railway freight no longer synonymous with bulkiness.

Rewrite the logistics landscape in two days

Efficiency and environmental protection are the core competitiveness of this new route. Compared to traditional road transportation, railway trains compress the logistics time between Italy and Switzerland to about two days, while significantly reducing carbon emissions. For Nurminen Logistics, this is not only a logistics channel, but also a strategic pivot for expanding into the Nordic market. As a Scandinavian railway hub that has stood firm since the 19th century, Flevy is now becoming a hub for goods distribution connecting southern and northern Europe through this modern route. Keywords: international news, transportation, freight

With fixed loading times (Thursday in Sweden, Monday in Italy), a stable and predictable supply chain has taken shape. The CEO of FS Logistics pointed out that this is not only a commercial success, but also a positive signal released in the process of European railway integration. In today's increasingly congested and expensive road transportation, this steel caravan crossing five countries is reshaping the map of North South trade in Europe with a low-carbon and efficient attitude.Editor/Cheng Liting