Intermodal Terminal – Inowrocław

INTERMODAL TERMINAL – INOWROCŁAW,
WESTERN ECONOMIC ZONE

PROJECT TYPE: INDUSTRIAL FACILITY

PROJECT OWNER: PRIVATE

LOCATION: INOWROCŁAW

THE TEAM: PRZEMEK GAWĘDA, MARCIN SAJDAK, DARIUSZ WITUCKI, MAREK SŁABIŃSKI

DATE OF CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT: 2017

The location of the Intermodal Terminal at the conceptual design stage was established for the Western Zone of the Inowrocław Economic Area. Inowrocław is located at the intersection of electrified routes no. 131 (freight priority) and no. 353 (passenger priority). Railway route no. 131 connects Silesia with ports in Gdynia and Gdańsk, while route no. 353 connects the west of Poland with the east. The area features natural and favourable geographical conditions that make the project of building the terminal highly justified and necessary. It is worth noting that the construction of a dry intermodal port in Inowrocław is part of the Voivodeship Development Strategy. It would be the largest railway terminal in northern Poland, at which a river port could be located in the future on the border of Bydgoszcz and Solec Kujawski. Containers unloaded in this port would be transported to Inowrocław, which would perform the hub function.

The concept of creating an intermodal node in Inowrocław was initiated by M.Sc. Eng. Marek Słabiński, who is also a councillor of the city of Inowrocław. In the course of close cooperation with the councillor, who conducts intensive activities at the local and ministerial level, the design concept of the terminal was developed.

In our opinion, the activities initiated by the councillor for the creation of the Intermodal Terminal in Inowrocław are needed and are part of the Development Strategy of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, whose task is to support weaker and less developed regions through proper commercial, infrastructure, and economic growth.

Infrastructure and equipment:

  • Total area of the Terminal: 30 ha
  • Current maximum annual transshipment capacity: 800,000 in TEU
  • Storage area: 17,000 TEU [8,500 FEU]
  • Warehouse area (halls): 16,000 m²
  • Office and administrative area: 5,500 m²
  • Hotel and refreshment area: 3,200 m²
  • Equipped with lifting and handling vehicles: REACH STACKERS – 8 pcs.

Railway infrastructure:

  • Number of railway sidings: 1
  • Number and length of railway tracks for loading and unloading: 4 x 600 m plus manoeuvring/parking track
  • Number of railway cranes: 2
  • Number of container cranes: 7 (RTG type)
  • Number of container lift trucks: 4
  • Number of terminal tractors: 4 (TTU – Tractor-Trailer Units)

Functional and spatial programme of the area covered by the study:

  • Container repair and renovation halls
  • Tool and battery rooms
  • Current repairs hall/spare parts warehouse
  • Carports for Reach Stacker type technical vehicles
  • Water tanks for fire protection purposes
  • Passages I, II, III for container storage
  • Control and supervision tower
  • Electrical substations with technical facilities
  • Power connections for refrigerated containers
  • Car and truck parking lots
  • Office / administrative buildings
  • Refreshment / hotel building
  • Container reception and release points – agency, customs, sanitary, forwarding services,

Expected number of people working in one shift: 75. Three-shift operation mode. Expected total number of