Romanian rail works test freight reliability

The industry association said the decline follows reductions in previous years and reflects both weaker demand and increasing cost pressures on operators.

DB InfraGO will reroute freight traffic during the Hannover–Berlin corridor works, with trains using Braunschweig and Magdeburg and, from late January 2027, an additional route via Halle–Eichenberg.

Export container volume carried by the Yiwu-Xinjiang-Europe China Railway Express services exceeded 100,000 TEUs by 7 August 2026, reaching a new record for the period.