EU to fund rail siding construction for ‘any willing company’ in Czechia
The Commission approved a railway siding building, upgrade and reconstruction funding scheme for Czechia. The scheme is worth 74 million euros and will run until 2027. The EU institution said the funding will be available...Read more
METRANS expands terminal network along Hungary-Serbia corridor
METRANS has finalised the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in Croatian railway company Adria Rail. Moreover, the German company is building two new terminals in southern Hungary, exploring more opportunities in fast-growing Southeastern...Read more
Revamped Czech bridge and tunnel allow larger freight trains to Germany
Czech infrastructure manager Správa železnic has finished the reconstruction of a bridge and tunnel near Děčín, important for international rail freight traffic to and from Germany. Earlier on Thursday, the first freight trains started using...Read more
180 million euros to support electric traction in Czechia
Rail in the Czech Republic is yet to benefit from another state aid scheme. The EU Commission approved a package of 180 million euros to support rail operators using electric traction. The measure targets improving...Read more
WALBO presents Spaghetti: the longest four-axle intermodal platform
WALBO GROUP, a rail equipment manufacturer from the Czech Republic, introduced the longest four-axle intermodal platform on the market, which was named Spaghetti. The loading platform, part of the Sggnss 80′ series, will allow the...Read more
New terminal at Ostrava Airport now open for all modalities
The new container terminal at Ostrava Airport multimodal park (OAMP) in Mosnov, in the eastern Czech Republic will be used for container transfer operations from trucks to trains. This was made clear during the official...Read more
Metrans expands its network in Poland and Turkey
Metrans has launched new rail freight services that will expand its network from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. The services will respectively connect Turkey with Slovakia and Poland with the Czech Republic. The...Read more
Arcese shifts from road to rail with newest convoy in Italy
Arcese, an Italian transport company that mostly relies on road transport, started a rail freight service between Italy and the Czech Republic with a brand new fleet. The convoy used by Arcese is the newest...Read more
Locomotive derailment in the Czech Republic slows rail freight down
Tuesday morning around 9 am a freight train locomotive derailed in the Cheb railway station, in the Western Czech Republic, close to the border with Germany. No one was injured, but traffic from Cheb to...Read more
Czech Republic-Wilhelmshaven is RCG’s latest network addition
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is getting back to the rail freight connections game stronger. The Austria-based company added a new end-to-end service in its TransFER network linking Melnik in the Czech Republic with Wilhelmshaven in...Read more
Two transport giants want to bring more parcels on rail
DB Cargo and DHL want to transport more parcels by rail. Their cooperation is to be expanded both in terms of transported cargo by trains and network connections. So far, 2 per cent of DHL’s...Read more
RCG switches to green traction in the Czech Republic
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group takes another step towards green mobility. After using traction current from renewable sources in Austria and Germany, the company will do the same in all its operations in the Czech Republic.Read more
Turkey and Czech Republic linked with new intermodal service
A new regular intermodal line has been launched between Halkali, Turkey, and Kolín, Czech Republic. On Thursday 1 July, the first train arrived in the Turkish terminal on the European banks of Istanbul. This was...Read more
Mars Logistics launches Turkey to Czech Republic intermodal link in June
The Turkey-based logistics company Mars Logistics will launch a new connection between the Halkali terminal in Istanbul and the Kolin terminal in the Czech Republic. The new service will have an intermodal profile providing transportation...Read more
PKP Cargo International will transport LKW Walter’s loads between Czech Republic-Italy
PKP Cargo International and LKW Walter signed a two-year cooperation contract. Starting from this May, PKP Cargo will be transporting LKW Walter’s loads in the North-South Corridor. Specifically, it will connect the Paskov terminal in...Read moreRCG links Brno to Budapest and further to Turkey
ÖBB’s Rail Cargo Group links Brno in the Czech Republic and Köseköy in Turkey with two critical moves. As of 5 May, it launches a new rail link between Brno and Budapest with a frequency...Read more