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Join us for a visit to this fast-growing Silk Road hub
Have you always wanted to visit an intermodal terminal in the fast-growing rail freight hub of Budapest? On 1 December 2023, a site visit to…
The European Silk Road Summit goes to Budapest, registrations are open
The European Silk Road Summit, the largest event dedicated to the New Silk Road, is preparing for its 7th edition, which will take place between…
METRANS connects its ‘new’ Serbian terminal to Budapest
METRANS is launching a new connection between its rail terminal HUB in Budapest with its terminal in Indija, in northern Serbia. The German company has…
Train derails between Budapest and Ukraine border
A train has derailed on the Budapest-Debrecen-Záhony railway line on the morning of Sunday 7 May 2023. The accident took place between Újfehértó and Hajdúhadház.…
China and Hungary join forces to develop a new logistics center
A new China-Europe logistic and trade exchange center, spanning 100,000 square meters, is set to arrive in Budapest. Koeman, owned by China’s Tonglinada logistic supply…
Budapest has a new gateway service to the Adriatic seaports
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is launching a new rail freight connection between Budapest, Hungary, and Rijeka, Croatia. This new service is expected to benefit…
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…
DB Cargo Eurasia launches new regular Xi’an-Budapest service
DB Cargo Eurasia launched a new service between Xi’an and Budapest. The first trip between the two destinations already took place. The train departed from…
VIDEO
Why the Chinese see Budapest as the ideal rail freight entry to Europe
In China, rail freight operators consider Budapest as one of the rail freight main hubs in Europe. Although traffic is now diverted via Malaszewicze due…
VIDEO
All rail leads to Budapest, but more capacity is needed
What 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…
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…
BILK terminal Budapest needs new design to handle new cargo flows
Rail Cargo Terminal has asked Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) to come up with a development design for its BILK terminal in Budapest. An increase in…