Slovakia’s state-owned freight operator ZSSK CARGO carries 38.6% less freight than in 2013, when its restructuring began. It has since sold most of its wagons and leased many of them back, but changes in the market have played a decisive role.
The transport of coal, steel, construction materials and petroleum products still depends on specialised…
Poland wants to become one of Europe’s leading intermodal logistics hubs, and its expanding port network…
Slovakia is becoming a key link in Europe’s rail freight network, far beyond its geographical size. Positioned…
The deployment of freight wagons on Slovak railways is increasingly determined by brake system technology,…
The most brutal murder in Czech history, which still gives even experienced criminologists the creeps. The murderer sent the dismembered body parts by…
Slovakia has outlined how it could join Central Europe’s future high-speed rail network after completing a feasibility study for new lines connecting Bratislava…
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Czech and Slovak cities have provided systematic support to Ukrainian municipalities. A tangible…
More than a century after their construction, some of Slovakia’s most important railway lines are still in daily use, and in 2026, many of them will celebrate…
Vienna and Bratislava were to be connected by a tram line! Even though the idea represented an innovative transport solution, the implementation met with…
From Bratislava to Trnava in 3 hours? Unimaginable today, but in the past, it was an express mode of transport.
Slovakia has presented a key feasibility study for a future high-speed rail line connecting the capitals of the V4 countries. The project aims to drastically…
The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic (PMÚ) has reviewed the planned acquisition of AAE Wagon, the majority owner of Cargo Wagon, a company engaged…
The new President of the Association of Railway Operators of Slovakia (AROS) is Matej Franc from METRANS Rail Slovakia. He intends to continue ongoing…
Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK) has exercised an option for two additional Stadler KISS electric trains. The investment, exceeding EUR 100 million,…