Railway in Poland: 10 Investors Interested in Sławków Euroterminal

Ten companies, including leading Polish and foreign forwarding and logistic services, expressed their interest in taking part in upgrading and exploiting the International Logistic Center in Sławków, Poland. Sławków is situated on the end of a wide gauge (1520mm) railway line leading from Ukraine to Southern Poland.

In September some of these companies will be chosen for further negotiations. This is supposed to lead to a complex modernization and upgrading of the International Logistic Center.

Since the hub in Sławków was built it is planned that it may be able to enhance rail transport to take over some part of the East-West freight flows, that to large extent are served by the maritime transports.

Sławków is able to handle 35.000 TEU a year. Ultimately it is planned to achieve 120.000 TEU. Soon CZH, the current operator of the terminal will start constructing a 7.000 square meters warehouse with a rail ramp and cranes to handle steel loads. The investment will cost approximately EUR 4m

In 2005 50 of 140 hectares belonging to CZH in Sławkó was incorporated into Katowice Special Economic Zone, which means that investors can expect tax concessions.

The first step of the modernization will cost EUR 12m, of which 6m will be financed by the EU. The investment plans includes building a technology park in Sławków.

Sławków mostly handles bulk loads. The train carrying containers and trailers from Antwerp to Sławków runs three times a week. Some of the loads go to collaborating Ukrainian terminal in Liski.

One of Sławków's problems is that it lacks direct access to the main roads network.
Source:railway-market.p