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Turkey: Gateway Between Europe and Asia

Turkey has always played a key role in international trade. From the ancient Silk Road to modern transport [...]

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Poland: future on track

Poland has great potential to become an important rail freight market in Europe. With the growing importance of [...]

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The Netherlands: lifeline of the flow...

Cheese, tulips, windmills, clogs and more bicycles than inhabitants – this is what the Netherlands is known [...]

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Out and about with own traction in...

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) now also operates in Serbia with own traction since 2023. This means we handle [...]

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China: global player on expansion course

China is the world's biggest exporter and the second biggest importing country in the world. The construction [...]

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Bulgaria: Country of contrasts

Black Sea coast, mountain ranges and historical excavations. Bulgaria is a diverse country in which rail freight [...]

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Switzerland: Transport hub in the...

Switzerland is considered a railway country: it has a dense railway network used enthusiastically by its citizens. [...]

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Kalí méra! Greece

Greece acts as a trade bridge between Europe and Asia. In this context, the seaports of Thessaloniki and Piraeus, [...]

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Serbia: Where the Danube and the Sava...

Still bearing the marks of wars and scars, the Serbian economy has been recovering since 2000. The positive [...]

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Russia: Bridge between Europe and Asia

With an area two hundred times the size of Austria, the largest country in the world stretches over two [...]

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Belgium and Luxembourg

Belgium and Luxembourg, along with the Netherlands, form the Benelux countries. The Benelux Union is important for [...]

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Mongolia: a rail nation with potential

Mongolia is known for its yurts, coal and expansive landscapes, but the country has a lot more to offer. Mongolia [...]

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Germany: running on 100% green...

Cars, cellulose, tracks, products for the chemical and mineral oil industries –environmentally friendly [...]

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Croatia: transit country with the...

Picturesque coasts, fascinating cities and lots of hearty food. Every year more than 10 million tourists visit the [...]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Transport...

As a traditional transport country, Bosnia and Herzegovina scores above all with its central location, beautiful [...]

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Slovenia: Diversity in the heart of...

Slovenia's geographical location is ideal for foreign trade. The port of Koper and two transport corridors [...]

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Azerbaijan: the country of fire

Azerbaijan, also known as the Land of Fire due to its rich oil resources, is not only extremely diverse in [...]

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China: a huge market with enormous...

With the largest population in the world, China is the second largest economy after the USA, as well as the second [...]

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Hungary: Hub for Western and Southern...

The shared history of Austria and Hungary goes back far into the past and can still be felt. However, we are not [...]

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Italy: Mediterranean freight hub

From the formative Roman history, the numerous artists of the Renaissance to the very varied culinary delights: [...]

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Germany: Europe's logistics hub

Whether automobiles, cellulose, rails, products for the chemical or mineral oil industry - if you are travelling [...]

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Kazakhstan: Trading knot in the midst...

Kazakhstan is one of the most important transit countries between Europe and Asia. The volume of rail freight [...]

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Poland: the promising market

In Poland, the importance of rail traffic is increasing, so there is a strong investment going on. This also [...]

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Romania: Danube Delta, Black Sea and...

Did you know that RCG is represented in Romania by two of its own companies and that the country on the Balkan [...]

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Greece: Kalí méra!

Did you know that the Rail Cargo Group handles freight operations with its own trains in ten countries? Since July [...]

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