Consequences of heavy rainfall on the railway line Bad Schandau / Děčín – Update No. 5
Update 23.08.2021: Following our previous reports on the operational situation on the corridor from the North German seaports, Rotterdam and Duisburg to the Czech Republic, it is certainly good news that restrictions on freight trains at the Děčín – Bad Schandau border crossing ended and operation returned to full level on August 22, 2021. We are in […]
Notice about railway transport restrictions on the Slovenian railways, updated 20.08.2021
Please let us inform you in the enclosed statement about the railway transport restrictions which will take place in August, September, and October 2021, received by the Slovenian railways. These restrictions might have an effect on the transit time of our trains from/to Koper. Update 20.08.2021: Referring to the news above, we have to inform you about 12-24 […]
METRANS CONTAINER TRAINS GENERATE 60% LESS CO2
Achieve your MISSION ZERO CO2 with HHLA PURE – ZERO! This year, 527,000 standard containers (TEUs) with zero emissions have already beentransported by METRANS trains on all directly connected destinations to Hamburg,Bremerhaven and Koper. Particularly efficient are the low-emission electric locomotives andhybrid shunting locomotives, the 80-foot lightweight wagons developed in-house, and thelow-shunting concept of terminal-only […]
Rail strike in Germany
The GDL (Union of German Train Drivers) has announced another nationwide strike from Wednesday, August 11th, 2021. The GDL trade union is starting with strike measures today, as it was announced today (August 10, 2021) by chairman Claus Weselsky. The nationwide strike at DB Cargo begins at 7 p.m. All passenger transport of DB and infrastructure […]
Restrictions in the Czech Republic (updated 09.08.2021)
We regret to inform you about an accident on the railway line on the main Czech corridor Prague – Děčín. On 4 August 2021, a freight train derailed in the Kralupy nad Vltavou – Libčice nad Vltavou section. The railway line is now completely closed to all traffic. Resumption of traffic is expected on 5 […]
Notice about a planned closure on the connecting railway track leading to METRANS BUDAPEST terminal
We would like to inform you about necessary and planned closures on the connecting railway track leading to METRANS BUDAPEST terminal (BUCS) in the upcoming period. The date of reconstruction was adjusted to the railway closure in section Koper – Divaca (28/08/2021 – 02/09/2021) – about which we informed you in our Newsletter No. 34/2021 […]