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Eurogate Intermodal will include Munich in its rail freight network.
The new railway line between Munich and Budapest will run three times a week. The choice for Munich is a strategic one, as it enables the operator to connect the Eastern European hub to various Western European seaports.
Connecting Budapest
From Munich, Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM) already offers ten roundtrips to and from Hamburg, up to six from Bremerhaven and up to five from Wilhelmshaven. There are also up to three links to the ports of of Rotterdam and Antwerp and three to Melzo in Italy.
Lars Hedderich, Managing Director of EGIM, explains: “From January, we will offer our customers additional transport corridors between northern and western ports and the growing Hungarian market. This new service offering also links Italy more closely to our existing network via the hub Munich.”
Transit time
According to the company, the connection Budapest-Munich is offered is supposed to become a fast and reliable transport option with a transit-time of less than two days.
The service is provided by theBudapest-based railway company Floyd Zrt, in which EGIM holds a majority interest of 64 per cent. Floyd will act as the traction partner on the main route between southern Germany and Hungary. As part of this cooperation, EGIM will also be able to offer domestic transportation within Hungary via its Budapest rail hub. EGIM’s interests in Hungary are represented by I.C.E. Transport Hungary Kft. Read more
Source: RAILFREIGHT.COM
