Contargo Expands Rail Transports with Basle-Kaldenkirchen Link
4th July 2017
Contargo AG‘s first Basle-Kaldenkirchen Shuttle (BKS) this week completed the journey from Basle to Kaldenkirchen, North Rhine Westphalia (situated in Nettetal in the Viersen district). From now on, Contargo is to offer the rail connection five times a week in both directions. Thus Contargo Süd is continuing to expand the share of handling to/from rail in its transactions, and supporting the policy of a modal transport shift in Switzerland.
The BKS sets out daily both from Basle and from Kaldenkirchen, Monday to Friday, reaching its destination the next day. “In the BKS we have a fast, reliable connection for continental cargoes between Switzerland and the Ruhr area and the East Netherlands”, says Holger Bochow, Co-Managing Director of Contargo AG. “Our location in the Border Triangle functions as a hub, since the trailers can be sent on from here by rail or truck to other parts of Switzerland – but also to Germany or France, or even to Italy.”
Customers in Basle additionally benefit from the empty container depot, which also serves other locations including Ottmarsheim, Weil am Rhein, Chavornay and Gossau. Another advantage for customers is Contargo‘s approval as an Authorised Consignor/Authorised Consignee for Switzerland, which simplifies customs procedures considerably.