How can this new terminal boost EU-Balkans intermodal transport?
INTERVIEWA new project is in the pipeline to facilitate rail freight movements between Serbia-Hungary and Balkans-EU, respectively. The Horgos Terminal will have four 740-metre-long tracks and could assist in considerably speeding up customs procedures while...Read more
China-Europe trains in 2022: east-west imbalance and drops in volume
It has become an indisputable fact that the freight volume of railway operations between China and Europe has plummeted in 2022, but how steep was the decline? A look at the recent data of UTLC...Read more
Hungary submits railway plans for EU funding, crucial projects are missing
The Hungarian government submitted a funding request to EU’s Connecting Europe Facility 2 for several domestic railway projects. Although some of the railway schemes included in the proposal are relevant for rail freight development in...Read more
Where is the money promised by the Hungarian government?
The aid announced by the Hungarian government to help the rail freight industry has not been implemented yet. The government proposed a 40 per cent reduction of track access charges on the national railway network....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
Hungary in Trieste: will it boost Italy’s role on the New Silk Road?
Italian ports can become the sea transportation solution for cargo to and from landlocked Hungary. This is not only attractive for continental traffic, but also for rail freight between China and Europe. This was pointed...Read more
‘BMW was proof that Debrecen is the rail freight hub for CATL’
The opening of a manufacturing plant of CATL in Debrecen is considered a big deal, providing the region with an economic boost. What has convinced the Chinese battery maker to strike down in the eastern...Read more
East West Gate intermodal terminal kicks off operations
RAILFREIGHT ON TOURThe first train arrived at the East West Gate intermodal terminal in Fenyeslitke, in northeast Hungary, close to the Ukrainian and Slovakian border on Tuesday, 18 October. RailFreight.com was there in the context of our...Read more
‘Ukrainian flows on rail are here to stay’
Even after the war in Ukraine ends and the country’s ports reopen, a substantial part of the grain and other cargo volumes will remain on rail tracks on their way to Central-Western Europe. This was...Read more
Digitalising a rail freight company: it easily saves up thousand of euros
The digitalisation process may have cost a little, but the returns on investment are obvious. As a result of implementing the Rail Cargo System of Ab Ovo, GYSEV Cargo is planning locomotive usage in a...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
InRail brings carbon black to Hungary by rail
InRail, an Italian rail freight company, launched a new service connecting the port of Genoa to Tiszaujvaros, in northeast Hungary. The service will have a frequency of one roundtrip per week, with transit time revolving...Read more
Hungary will build a new rail terminal…at the port of Trieste
The terminal, named Adria Port, will function as an import-export platform for Hungary. It will be built in the area where the Aquila refinery, which was closed in the 1980s, used to be. The total...Read moreHungarian railway companies turn to diesel in despair of electricity price
Hungarian railway companies that were almost completely operating on electricity have had to return to diesel traction, due to the dramatic increase of energy prices. In a country where more than 90 per cent of...Read more
Hungarian track access charges could be reduced by 40%
The Hungarian government has proposed a 40 per cent reduction of track access charges on the national railway network. This would be realised by a temporary cancellation of the surcharge, which is an additional fee...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 more
Can Chinese industrial investments in Europe shift the Silk Road landscape?
In early September, the Chinese battery manufacturer company CATL sealed the building and development of its own factory in Debrecen, Hungary. CATL’s investment project is worth 7,34 billion euros. Apart from strengthening ties with the...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 moreThis 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 more