140 out of the 330 80-foot Sggrs series platforms contracted in the autumn of 2013 have already reached PKP CARGO. The purchase of the newly built six-axle articulated wagons, worth over PLN 117 million, is one of the largest transactions of this type in the field of freight rolling stock carried out in our country in recent years. PLN 28.5 million was received for this purpose from EU funds from the Cohesion Fund under the Infrastructure and Environment Program.
Representatives of PKP CARGO informed clients, freight forwarders, and representatives of transshipment terminals about the intermodal segment being rapidly developed by the national rail carrier, as well as the status of the purchase and delivery of the newly built 80-foot platform wagons for container transport, during a conference recently organized in Warsaw. Due to the high potential of intermodal transport in Poland and the position of the PKP CARGO Group, the national carrier is the leader with approximately a 60 percent share in the intermodal transport market. It also leads in terms of investments and the range of services offered.
The delivery of all 330 platforms will take place this year. It will allow PKP CARGO to increase the share of intermodal transport in total freight transport and increase the volume of these shipments.