{"id":191141,"date":"2025-03-26T20:13:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=61079"},"modified":"2025-03-26T20:13:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:13:06","slug":"essential-for-asia-europe-trade-rail-cargo-group-tightens-connection-to-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=191141","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Essential for Asia \u2013 Europe trade\u2019: Rail Cargo Group tightens connection to T\u00fcrkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00d6BB\u2019s freight subsidiary Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is expanding its services to T\u00fcrkiye. RCG calls the country \u201cessential for intermodal trade between Europe and Asia.\u201d<\/strong>
\n<\/span>RCG\u2019s expansion of its Turkish services comes in several parts. Firstly, it is introducing a new regular connection from Sopron (Hungary) to Istanbul. That route replaces the earlier Sladkovicovo – Istanbul line that RCG had in place. The frequency of the new connection will be doubled to two round trips per week. \u201cCustomers will benefit from improved planning, optimised first and last mile organisation and extended storage and handling options throughout Eastern Europe\u201d, the \u00d6BB subsidiary says.<\/p>\n

\nAdditional expansions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Besides the new Sopron – Istanbul service, RCG is expanding in other areas as well:<\/p>\n

– Budapest – Istanbul<\/strong>: This route will now run five times instead of just four times a week. Zeebrugge, Ludwigshafen, Duisburg, Wels, Vienna and Budapest are also connected via antenna links.
\n– Curtici (Romania) – Tekirda\u011f<\/strong>: RCG has worked on an optimised timetable. With its direct connection to the port of Tekirda\u011f, this route remains an important hub for transit traffic between Europe and Asia, says RCG.
\n– Genk (Belgium) – Curtici<\/strong>: RCG also offers \u201cflexible transport options\u201d between Belgium and Romania with five round trips per week between Genk and Curtici and shorter transit times for transports to Turkey.\n<\/div>\n

Asia – Europe traffic<\/h2>\n

With rail freight traffic from Asia increasing, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s position as a logistics hub is growing in importance. \u201cT\u00fcrkiye is a central logistics hub and forms the bridge between Europe and Asia, especially for intermodal trade\u201d, says RCG. \u201cIstanbul plays a central role as a hub for transport to the STAN countries and onwards to China. That\u2019s precisely where RCG comes in with its improved offering.\u201d<\/p>\n