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Fiskarheden Launches Timber Rail Service to Gothenburg Port

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Fiskarheden launches rail service from Malungsfors to the Port of Gothenburg, inaugural train carries sawn timber in 44 containers.
Trains will run every other Monday with capacity for 44 containers per departure.
CEO Joakim Limberg says the service aims to shift inland freight to rail.
Port of Gothenburg senior manager Richard Mellgren calls rail a cost-effective link to international shipping.

History

Historical Context

Sweden’s rail network, first laid in the 1850s and reorganised in 1988 when SJ’s operations were split from the new infrastructure owner Banverket, has long embraced container freight—a practice that expanded globally after ISO standards were adopted in 1970. The modern Malungsfors-Gothenburg line, run by SJ, continues this legacy on a system that ranks the world’s 23rd-largest at roughly 15,000 km.

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Story summary

Fiskarheden launches rail service from Malungsfors to the Port of Gothenburg, inaugural train carries sawn timber in 44 containers.
Trains will run every other Monday with capacity for 44 containers per departure.
CEO Joakim Limberg says the service aims to shift inland freight to rail.
Port of Gothenburg senior manager Richard Mellgren calls rail a cost-effective link to international shipping.

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