Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia


Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a. s. is the Slovak state-owned freight train operator based in Bratislava. It was established on 1 January 2005 by separating Železničná spoločnosť into two different companies – one intended to operate passenger trains and the other one freight trains. Its establisher and the only shareholder is the Republic of Slovakia, which acts via the Ministry of Transport and Construction.
ZSSK CARGO's market share in Slovakia is about 59%, and in comparison to the other freight train operators, ZSSK CARGO has the best coverage of the Slovak territory.

Activity

ZSSK CARGO's main business activity is providing rail freight transport services. The company also repairs and maintains rail traction vehicles and freight carriages and performs rail vehicle safety inspections, examinations, tests and measurements. Other services include renting of traction vehicles and freight carriages, road transport or ensuring of contract conclusion related to UIC or EUR trademark usage to repair or produce pallets.

Product portfolio

  • freight transport: transport of single carriages, group of carriages and unit trains, certified logistics trains, intermodal transport, transport of automobiles and waste
  • siding services
  • transshipment services
  • auxiliary services: transport of special consignments, safety advisor services, procurement services related to transport
  • maintenance and repairs of railway vehicles: maintenance and repairs of traction vehicles and freight carriages, changes in construction and design, inspections, examinations, testing and measurements of railway vehicles, mobile services etc.

    Certificates

The company is a holder of certificates in compliance with the standards:
Since 2012, ZSSK CARGO transports about 35–36 million tons of goods per year. Before the Great Recession, the amount reached the point of 50 million tons per year. The largest proportion of transported goods holds iron ore, the other most transported goods include metals, coal, building materials, petroleum products, wood and chemicals.