The combined train “Viking” is a joint project of Lithuanian, Belarusian and Ukrainian railways, seaport cargo companies, and Klaipėda, Ilyitchovsk and Odessa seaports.
The train carries 20 and 40-foot containers as well as semitrailers and trailer-trains (contrailers). They are sent to Klaipėda port by sea transport from Scandinavia and Western Europe as well as via Mukran–Klaipėda ferry-line, and then carry on to Ukraine, Belarus, the near east, and Caucasus via Ilyitchovsk and Odessa sea ports.
The railcars with the containers and trailer-trains are taken by “Viking” not only to the ports of Klaipeda, Ilyitchovsk and Odessa, but also to train stations in Belarus, Lithuania and Ukraine.
The railcars with containers bound for Georgia and Armenia can travel via two different ferry lines: Ilyitchovsk (Ukraine) – Potch (Georgia), or Ilytchovsk (Ukraine) – Batumi (Georgia). The ones going to Turkey can be transported via the Ilyitchovsk (Ukraine) – Derinj (Turkey) ferry line.
Containers carried by “Viking” can be loaded and unloaded in the Klaipėda port (Draugystė station), or at container platforms in Panerių and Klaipėda train stations.
Trailer-trains can be loaded and unloaded onto the railcars on the ramp at Draugystė or Paneriu station.
The “Viking” train’s operators:
In Lithuania – "LG Ekspedicija"; In Belarus – Nation-wide transport expedition enterprise "Belintertrans";
In Ukraine – Ukrainian State Transport Service Centre “Liski“.
At the request of the port forwarder (the sender), AB “Lietuvos Geležinkeliai“ can provide its own cargo containers.
Requests for railcars and containers carried by the “Viking” train must to be submitted in writing to the appropriate station chief (Draugystė, Panerių, or Klaipėda) no later than 5 days before the train’s departure from Draugystė station.
Trailer-trains carried by the USTSC "Liski" are operated by specialized railcars.
Railcars with containers and trailer-trains carried from Paneriu station are braced to the “Viking” train at Vaidotu station; railcars with containers carried from Klaipeda station are braced at the Draugyste station. The tariffs for “Viking” containers and trailer-trains are lower than those of truck forwarding. Contact information of the “Viking” train operators: | AB „Lietuvos geležinkeliai“/Lithuanian railways/ „LG ekspedicija“ department
Address: Mindaugo 12/14, LT-03603 Vilnius, Lithuania Telephone: + 370 5 269 32 44; 269 35 94; 269 32 39; 269 32 54
Fax: + 370 5 269 34 87; 269 35 94 Ukrainian State Transport Service Centre „Liski“
Address: Dovbush str. Kiev-92, Ukrain Telephone/fax: + 380 44 568 75 24 Telephone/fax: +380 44 568 89 63 Telephone/fax: + 380 44 568 76 90 E-mail: liski@liski.com.ua
Belarus Republic-wide transport expedition enterprise "Belintertrans"
Address: 13, Brest-Litovskaya Street, 220039 Minsk, Republic of Belarus
Telephone: + 375 17 225 12 00; 225 73 95; 225 12 19 |
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