Rail Cargo Services

What Are Rail Cargo Services?

Rail cargo services involve the transportation of goods and commodities using trains on railroads. This method can be a cost-efficient and effective solution for moving large volumes of goods over extensive distances. Shipping by train is particularly suitable for heavy and bulky items, including raw materials, coal, and finished products like automobiles and electronics. Railway goods transport is frequently utilized in intermodal transportation, where goods are transferred between various transportation modes, such as trucks, trains, and ships.

Why Choose Rail Cargo Services?

Goods transportation can be one of the largest supply chain cost for busines. Transporting goods by train offers numerous advantages over sea or air freight service. Cargo train service can be significantly cheaper, safer and less damaging to the environment. Here are the reasons to choose train cargo transport to move large volumes of freight:

1. Railway goods transport is faster.

Transit time is around 17-20days for a container moving from Shanghai to Le Havre or other Europe city by rail, it is much faster than the sea shipping service which usual takes up to 38days to reach the port.

2. Railway cargo price is lower than air service.

The train freight cost is potentially 50% cheaper than air service, furthermore, the transit time way faster than sea freight shipping.

3. Shipping cargo by train is reliable.

Rail freight shipping is the most reliable mode of transport because it is less affected by weather conditions than other modes of transport.

4. Rail cargo services are well organized

Shipping by train is safer, more uniform and regular than other modes of transport.

5. Rail cargo transport is suitable for bulky and heavy goods

Rail cargo transport is economical, faster and better suited for transporting heavy and bulky goods over long distances.

Two Major Train Freight Shipping Routes In China

There are two major rail freight routes now in China provided by GOWIN international transport company with several sub-routes:

The southern route through Kazakhstan and South Russia, this route is most suited for the freight moving out from central China city like Chengdu, Chongqing and Zhengzhou.

The northern route though Siberia is ideal for the freight transport for the northern regions like Beijing, Dalian, and Tianjing.  In Europt, the vital terminals are Duisburg, Hamburg in Germany or Warsaw in Poland.

Railway Stations in Europe for Rail Freight Services

• Germany: Burghausen, Basel, Duisburg, Hamburg, Kornwestheim, Leipzig, Munich, Nuremberg, Schkopau, Ludwigshafen

• Austria: Vienna, Wels

• Belgium: Antwerp

• Spain: Barcelona, Bilbao, Tarragona, Madrid

• Sweden: Goethenburg, Malmo

• Finland: Kotka

• Italy: Bologna, Trieste, Verona, Busto Arsizio

• France: Bayonne, Lyon

• Netherlands: Rotterdam

• Hungary: Gyoer, Budapest

• Poland: Malaszewiche

• Norway: Oslo

Railway Stations in Eurasia for Rail Cargo Services

• Russia: Ekaterinburg, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaluga, Tomsk, Bazaiha, Cheljabinsk, Perm, Samara, Omsk, Novomoskovsk, Tobolsk

• Estonia: Tallinn, Narva, Paldiski

• Belarus: Minsk, Mogilev, Orscha

• Kyrgyzstan: Alamedin, Bischkek, Osh

• Azerbaijan: Baku, Kishly

• Latvia: Riga, Zilupe, Daugavpils

• Ukraine: Kiev, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk

• Uzbekistan: Taschkent, Chukursay, Uchkuduk

• Turkmenistan: Aschgabad, Balkanabad, Turkmenbaschi

• Lithuania: Vilnus, Klaipeda, Kjana

• Kazakhstan: Almaty, Aktau, Karaganda

• Tajikistan: Duschanbe, Hudzhand, Kurgan-Tjub

Railway Stations in Asia for Cargo Train Services

• China: Changchun, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Foshan, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen, Zhengzhou, Yiwu

• Russia: Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Voronezh, Volgograd, Samara, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok

• Central Asia: Naushki (MN), Karagandy (KZH), Atyrau (KZH), Almaty (KZH), Baku (AZB), Bishkek (KRG)