A demonstration experiment for a joint rail transport service for goods exported from Narita International Airport has started.
Narita International Airport, JR Freight, and Japan Freight Liner have established the Narita Airport Modal Shift Council and will offer a joint rail transport service “RAIL to NARITA LCL Service” from Kansai to Narita, utilizing the Modal Shift Promotion Project Grant from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Until now, domestic transport of products produced in Kansai and exported from Narita International Airport was mostly carried out by trucks. Although rail transport allows for the transport of large quantities and has a lower carbon dioxide emission, its use was challenging for air cargo, which often consists of light and high-value products, due to the requirement of transporting in container units.
In this initiative, goods are collected from forwarders or senders to a consolidation warehouse, loaded into a rail container, jointly transported by trailer to the Paekche Freight Terminal Station, then by rail to the Tokyo Freight Terminal Station, and finally transported by trailer to a forwarder’s facility around Narita Airport. After unloading from the rail container, the goods are exported from Narita International Airport.
The demonstration period is scheduled from August to February 2025. Applications can be made per pallet, with a trial use fee of 5,000 yen per pallet.
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