Kaunas Intermodal Terminal is a railway

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. Terminal is located next to the Palemonas railway station.

History

Location of the terminal was selected due

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railway project in Kaunas. The total estimated cost of the project is 87.6 million Lt. Terminal officially opened on 26 May 2015.

Capacity

Annual loading capacity is 55,000 TEU.Kaunas Intermodal Terminal
/ref> It is second biggest intermodal terminal in the country after Vilnius Intermodal Terminal.

References

External links

Official presentationLithuanian Intermodal Centers
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