Luka Koper selected Kolektor CGP for the construction of 3.4 km new railway tracks in north-eastern part of the port. The construction activities are expected to begin in the middle of this year and if all proceeds as planned, the first trains will run on the new railway tracks at the beginning of 2020.
Currently, Port of Koper operated 35 km of railway lines which lead to various warehouses and quays. The north-eastern part of the port where cars are mostly stored is the only area which lacks access to the railway network.
Considering that the port throughput has grown considerably over the recent years and comprised 755 thousand units handled last year, a decision was adopted to set up a new series of railway tracks that will facilitate the work and speed up loading and unloading of cars from railway wagons.
The investment project anticipates a construction of four from 700 to 1000 metres long parallel railway tracks with a hydraulic lifting ramps placed at each track’s end, permitting the un-/loading of vehicles. The new railway connection will shorten the vehicles’ transport on routes from trains to parking lots or to other loading points within the port. In addition, it will increase productivity and safety and will allow the arrival of longer compositions.
“Considering that the modal split at the Car Terminal was 59% against 41% in favour of the road traffic, it is reasonable to expect that the percentage of railway transport will grow over the next years,” the port says.
In addition, the port launched a tender to build, at the edge of Basin 3, a new RO-RO berth for car-carriers. The berth will consist of a series of individual fenders against which ships can lean, as well as of a concrete loading ramp. The building permit for the construction project has already been released and the construction work is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020.
The new RO-RO berth and the new railway tracks whose total value is estimated at EUR 12 million are part of the investment project co-financed up to 30% by the EU CarEsmatic project.
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