DB Cargo Eurasia launches new regular Xi’an-Budapest service
DB Cargo Eurasia launched a new service between Xi’an and Budapest. The first trip between the two destinations already took place. The train departed from Xi’an in late December and reached Budapest in 15 days....Read more
Why the Chinese see Budapest as the ideal rail freight entry to Europe
VIDEOIn China, rail freight operators consider Budapest as one of the rail freight main hubs in Europe. Although traffic is now diverted via Malaszewicze due to the war in Ukraine, it is still consolidated in...Read more
All rail leads to Budapest, but more capacity is needed
VIDEOWhat started with a single train between China and Hungary, has turned into a high-in-demand service with three to four trains per week at peak times for Eurasian rail operator RTSB. The company is keen...Read more
Free webinar about the rail freight potential of Hungary
A new railway bridge in Budapest, a 5G terminal on the border with Ukraine and an electric car giant from China settling down in Debrecen for its European operations; Hungary is in the news and...Read moreBILK terminal Budapest needs new design to handle new cargo flows
Rail Cargo Terminal has asked Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) to come up with a development design for its BILK terminal in Budapest. An increase in volumes from Eurasian traffic as well as higher proportions of...Read moreHPC plans to expand BILK terminal in Budapest
Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) submitted its plans for developing the design of the Budapesti Intermodális Logisztikai Központ (BILK Terminal), managed by Rail Cargo Group in Hungary. HPC wants to find solutions to increase the terminal’s...Read more
This Hungarian city is the next stop of RailFreight on Tour
RailFreight on Tour, the traveling summit of RailFreight.com, is making its second stop, this time in Debrecen, Hungary. On 19 and 20 October, the RailFreight on Tour – Hungarian Edition is held, and the event...Read moreThird lane for 250 daily trains over Danube river in Budapest
Since last week, three railway tracks cross over the Danube river in Budapest, resulting in a capacity increase of the Danube Railway Bridge. The new bridge connecting Buda and Pest in the Hungarian capital was...Read more
Hebei-Hungary direct Silk Road rail link makes its first trip
The first direct China-Hungary train was launched, with the first train departing from the Shijiazhuang International Dry Port in Hebei province on 15 July. Its destination is the BILK intermodal terminal in Budapest, with an...Read more
COSCO makes port of Trieste its new rail hub on the way to Budapest
After two successful test container trains on 22 and 27 June, COSCO Shipping Italia aims to launch a regular rail freight connection between the port of Trieste and Budapest. The ocean-rail concept that links sea...Read more
New line Constanta-Budapest speeds up delivery from Guiyang
The railway line from the Romanian port of Constanta to the Hungarian capital Budapest opened in early June, operated by Grampet Group. The opening was a fact with the first shipment from Guiyang in China...Read moreRussian support or not, Hungary proceeds with Budapest bypass
Hungary is moving ahead with the V0 rail freight line bypassing Budapest, despite the complicated relationship it currently has with Russia. Russia vowed to support the construction of the east-west bypass in February this year,...Read more
MBOX Terminal Niš receives first train from Rijeka
The much-awaited inauguration of the MBOX intermodal terminal in Niš, Serbia, took place on Thursday, 19 May, with the first train arriving from the port of Rijeka. This is the first regular service for the...Read more
Hungary maps out freight route bypassing Budapest
Hungarian authorities have selected the route and destinations of the V0 rail freight line bypassing Budapest. The dedicated freight corridor connecting the eastern part of the country with the west and extending to Austria “will...Read more€80 million from EU for better connection to Budapest
The Commission has approved an investment of over 80 million euros from the Cohesion Fund to improve train connections for freight and passenger transport in the region of Northern Great Plain in Hungary.Read more
Metrans trains between Hungary and Romania are on the move
Metrans has successfully launched its new connection between Hungary and Romania. Three days per week a blocktrain moves between Budapest and Arad, in both directions. It is one of the new services that Metrans launched...Read more
How can 5G pave the future of rail freight terminals?
The digitalisation of rail freight operations. How many times have professionals discussed this issue? And yet, how is it implemented in practice? The under-construction East-West Gate terminal in Fényeslitke, Hungary, might have an answer: the...Read more
Have a debate or two on the train through Hungary
Hungary has the ambition to become an intermodal junction in Eastern Europe and to prove that, it is organising its first Intermodal Conference in Budapest on 14 and 15 October. Apart from gathering experts from...Read moreMetrans starts new connection Hungary-Romania
Starting from Friday 15 October, Metrans starts a new roundtrip service between Budapest and Arad in Romania. The service will run three times a week and is a regular line on the timetables.Read more