ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Enhances European Logistics Network with New Salzburg–Augsburg Rail Link

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group Enhances European Logistics Network with New Salzburg–Augsburg Rail Link

(IN BRIEF) ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has introduced a new TransFER route connecting Salzburg, Austria, with Augsburg, Germany, to enhance the logistics chain across Central and South-Eastern Europe. The service operates two round trips weekly, offering direct, non-stop transport between these key economic centers. This new connection supports a wide range of logistical needs, including dangerous goods, and is part of RCG’s broader efforts to provide efficient, sustainable transport solutions across its extensive European network.

(PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA, 13-Aug-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched a new TransFER route connecting Austria and Southern Germany, significantly enhancing the logistics network across Central and South-Eastern Europe. This new service, TransFER Salzburg–Augsburg, provides a vital link between Salzburg, a key hub in Austria’s rail network, and Augsburg, a major industrial and logistics center in Southern Germany. The service operates two round trips per week, offering a direct, non-stop connection that facilitates the efficient flow of goods between these crucial economic regions.

This new connection is designed to bolster the entire logistics chain throughout Central and South-Eastern Europe, benefiting industries across various sectors. RCG’s service supports both conventional wagonload and container transport, including the handling of dangerous goods (RID), making it a versatile solution for a wide range of logistical needs.

In addition to rail transport, RCG offers comprehensive end-to-end logistics solutions, ensuring smooth delivery of goods from origin to destination. These services include first and last mile transportation for customers without their own rail siding, as well as additional freight forwarding services such as transshipment, modern warehouse logistics, and professional customs clearance.

As a leading European rail logistics provider, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group continues to shape the industry with its extensive network and commitment to efficient, sustainable transport solutions. Operating 365 days a year across 18 countries, RCG manages over 1,150 trains daily, transporting more than 78 million net tonnes of freight annually. This new TransFER route further solidifies RCG’s role in connecting businesses and markets across Europe and beyond.

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ÖBB has been shaping mobility in Austria for 100 years. As a comprehensive mobility and logistics service provider, ÖBB transported a total of 494 million passengers and over 78 million tonnes of freight to their destinations in an environmentally friendly manner in 2023. This is thanks to the electricity for trains and stations being generated entirely from renewable energy sources. With a punctuality rate of 95% in passenger transport, ÖBB is one of the most punctual railway operators in Europe. ÖBB invests more than 4.5 billion euros annually in railway infrastructure and its fleet as part of its drive to build a railway system fit for the future. Across the Group, over 43,000 bus and rail employees and about 2,000 apprentices ensure that around 1.4 million passengers reach their destination safely every day. ÖBB is the backbone of the Austrian public transport system and, as Austria’s largest climate protection company in the mobility and logistics sector, gets people and freight to their destinations safely and in an environmentally friendly manner. The strategic lead company of the group is ÖBB-Holding AG.

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Maria Magdalena Pavitsich
Spokesperson
ÖBB-Holding AG
Telefon: +43 664 88836 400
mariamagdalena.pavitsich@oebb.at
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SOURCE: ÖBB