New: TransFER Vienna–Duisburg

With the new TransFER Vienna–Duisburg, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) now connects two important logistics hubs in Austria and Germany – with a fixed timetable, attractive transit times and direct antenna connections to Hungary and Italy as well as within Austria. Containers from 20 to 45 feet, 25 and 45 ft swap bodies, cranable trailers and dangerous goods can be transported.

Vienna and Duisburg: key positions in rail freight transport

Vienna is one of the central hubs for international rail freight. Its strategic location provides an optimal link between Western, Central and South-Eastern Europe. Duisburg is Europe's largest inland port and one of the most important rail ports for intermodal transport – especially as a gateway for transport to and from Asia.

More capacity for optimised traffic flows

With the new TransFER, RCG is relieving the heavily frequented TransFER Budapest–Duisburg with two weekly round trips. This creates additional capacity, which reduces bottlenecks and opens up more transport options. For customers, this means optimised use of transport resources and greater planning reliability. In addition, the TransFER Vienna–Duisburg can be optimally combined with the existing connections TransFER Budapest–Duisburg, TransFER Wels–Vienna–Budapest and TransFER Budapest–Istanbul – for example, a transhipment in Vienna enables a seamless onward journey to Budapest and onwards to Turkey. There is also a link to all Austrian terminals from Vienna.

Efficient connections in all directions

Thanks to perfectly coordinated connections between Vienna and Budapest and between Vienna and Verona, there are efficient transport options to the South-Eastern and Western European markets as well as an efficient triangular service between Vienna, Budapest and Duisburg. In this way, the new TransFER not only provides a direct non-stop connection between Vienna and Duisburg, but also offers customised connection options:

• Austria: Direct antenna connection to Austrian terminals
• Hungary to Turkey: Perfect connection to Budapest (BILK terminal) and onward to Istanbul (Halkali terminal)
• Italy: Direct connection to the terminal Verona (Sona terminal)

31.03.2025