The ÖBB Rail Caro Group (RCG) is expanding its network by combining its new TransFER Budapest–Brno with its existing TransFER Budapest–Köseköy. Doubling the number of round trips between Budapest and Köseköy combined with the new TransFER between Budapest and Brno means it will be possible to transport goods directly from Turkey to Hungary and on from there to the Czech Republic two times a week. The RCG is offering its customers a new, high-performance, stable connection between the Czech Republic and Turkey. DSV in particular will be availing of this for its customers. Both services are part and parcel of the RCG’s TransNET and they facilitate further onward distribution to all RCG destinations.
One of this new transport routes distinguishing features is its links to Northern and Northeast Europe from Brno or from Köseköy to Asia. Furthermore, the hub of Budapest can also be used for links to the New Silk Road.
New TransFER Budapest–Brno
The RCG’s new Budapest–Brno TransFER connection will be launched on 5th May. It will provide efficient and eco-friendly transport services between Hungary and the Czech Republic for maritime and continental supply chains. This connection between the Container Terminal Brno and the Terminal BILK in Budapest provides a fast transit time of 12 hours and two round trips a week. The direct link to the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group’s largest terminal in Budapest means customers benefit from extensive terminal services as well as a link to Koper with a fast, reliable and affordable connection between this Adriatic port and the Czech Republic as well as neighbouring Slovakia.
More round trips for the TransFER Budapest–Köseköy
The route on into Turkey will be bolstered with the launch of this new service. The ÖBB RCG is doubling its TransFER service Budapest–Köseköy to two round trips a week. The TransFER Budapest–Köseköy connects the Asian part of Turkey with Europe via the Marmaray Tunnel. The possibility of connecting the new TransFER Budapest–Brno with Anatolia and Central Asia / China provides opens up the possibility of linking up with economic hubs across all of Western Europe and connecting all of Eurasia to the RCG network.
Strengthening the new partnership with the TCDD (Turkish State Railways) operator Pasifik Eurasia (Pacific Eurasia) at the Köseköy terminal provides a vital link for transport to and from Turkey and on into the CIS countries and China.
