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The freight timetable gives you connection information quickly and simply. The overview of the range of single wagon system services simplifies the planning of your transport.

Use our online freight timetable and its many functions, such as:

• Display of departure, arrival and journey times
• Information on route classes
• Additional information, such as environmental balance
• Area maps and overview maps for the dispatch and receiving railway stations

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As a shipper, you depend on a dense network of transfer points from road to rail and vice versa. Even without your own rail siding, you have the opportunity to carry out multimodal transports throughout Europe.

The eService Rail Access offers a simple way to find the nearest access points to the rail network:

• Quick search based on existing data
• Additional filter options
• A clear presentation of search results on the result list and on the map

Each rail access profile offers a well-structured overview of the current and relevant data of the charging point, the existing infrastructure and contact options. The data is continuously updated and expanded.

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Here you can search for the most important information on 12,000 freight railway stations in 29 European countries online and have fare distances calculated between the freight railway stations.

The DIUM (Distancier international uniforme marchandises) is a directory of all European freight traffic points, published by the International Railway Union (UIC).

The “Güterbahnhöfe DIUM” eService makes all information stored in the DIUM accessible to you as a user.

• Railway station search: Displays information relating to freight railway stations and loading points
• Distance search: Calculates the distance between individual railway stations/loading points
• Marks of reference: Gives an overview of customs clearance conditions at the respective freight railway station
• DIUM profile: As a regular user, allows you to permanently save pre-settings in a profile in the selection of border crossings.

Older DIUM information: You can always find the most up-to-date DIUM information in the Internet application. Older data can be found as a PDF file on the webpages of the UIC.

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Get an overview of DB Cargo's strong network.

Whether from north to south or from west to China: with our block train, intermodal or single wagonload services on the most important routes in Europe and Asia, you will always find the right offer:

• A strong network for our customers
• Our most important routes in Germany, Europe and as far as Asia
• Some use cases demonstrate our strengths and expertise

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DB Cargo has approximately 75,000 freight wagons of numerous designs in use. Learn here how you can optimally use such freight wagons for your transport purposes.

Whether you want to get an overview or verify detailed information and modalities – our freight wagon catalogue informs you about

• Load limits
• Dimensions
• Stowage plans
• Ordering options
• Loading periods
• Demurrage

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To simplify logistical tasks, all types of goods are provided with their own clear NHM code. We will help you to determine the correct code. 

With NHM-Codes (NHM = „Nomenclature Harmonisée Marchandises – Harmonised Goods Directory“) every individual type of good can be clearly assigned. If you do not know the NHM code of your goods or do not have it to hand at the moment, you can find it using the NHM code overview files, which you can download below. 

You will quickly find the relevant code using the goods sector, goods group and goods type.

Conversely, the assignment of the type of goods is possible by entering the code via the Excel search function. The search function is available in German and English. 

Downloads

Valid from 01.01.2025

All data without guarantee. Source and copyright: International union of railways (UIC)

Functionality & customer value:​

• In the portal, all invoiced services for the specified service period can be viewed at any time.​
• The invoices can be filtered according to various criteria and retrieved as a PDF.​
• The invoice overview can be exported to Excel.​
• A central storage location of the invoice for users of different departments is guaranteed.​
• No more need to print out invoices, as access to all invoices is unlimited in time.

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Functionalities & customer value:

• Requests can be placed manually or by template via the portal.  ​
• You receive transparent status feedback on your ordered trolleys and can set individual filters. ​
• By using templates you save time with every empty wagon order. ​The templates are created by the client advisor.
• In the portal, you can order several wagon types for different times of need at once in customizable masks.

Functionality & customer value:​

• You can create bookings and complete orders in the portal.​
• Get overview of all orders and bookings as well as order codes.​
• Attach documents and comments directly to the orders.​
• Copy-and-paste and automatic generation of individual waybills save you time-consuming manual entries and increase data quality.​
• A traffic light logic indicates the due date for processing.​
• You can configure the user interface individually and benefit from fast entry masks.

Functionalities & customer value:

link2rail Recycling enables holistic logistics management for the steel recycling industry.​

Scrap suppliers:  ​

• Registration of scrap shipment quantities for feeder-controlled steelworks​
• All processes incl. status are displayed in one planning overview​
• Improved shipment planning following acceptance or rejection of quantities by the steelworks​

Steelworks:​

• Networking with all suppliers in one place​
• Scrap type-specific/demand-oriented planning​
• Connection to scheduling systems provides better reception forecasts for incoming scrap volumes​
• No "overflow" of unloading points, as the scrap inflow is controlled by the steel mills themselves and supported by DB Cargo

Transparent overview and management of block train transports.

Functionality & customer value:

• Transparency on entire train program
• Tracking of block trains
• User-friendly multiple ordering via order templates and upload function
• Cancel orders within 2 clicks
• Place collective orders or upload a weekly program
• Clear management of processes thanks to notification on order status

Functionality & customer value:​

• As our customer, you will receive Europe-wide status messages on business events such as departures, arrivals or passages for your consignment and can view a transport history.
• Customers receive information at wagon and train level with data search and filtering options.​
• The smart linking of business and telematics data at home and abroad offers more information of better quality for transports commissioned via DB Cargo.
• Location information from various sources is consolidated, filtered and aggregated to form a meaningful result.
• Consistent and transparent data allows subsequent processes to be organised efficiently.

Functionality & customer value:​

• Overview of the wagons that are on your premises.​
• Shows you which wagon is where, including duration of stay and remaining loading period​
• Display on map and in tabular form​
• Efficient processes for goods wagons on site and in coordination with DB Cargo.​
• Transparency on your premises enables better control of loading units and factory railways​

Functionality & customer value:

• Everyone involved in the shuttle transport shares a common platform.
• You get a daily overview of relevant wagon turnaround cycles and a detailed view of train pairs for your turnaround cycle.
• Keeping track of the actual times for pre-carriage and onward carriage enables targeted management of your logistics chain.
• An overview is provided of the entire wagon turnaround cycle.
• By integrating our link2rail Intelligence, you can view consolidated tracking information for the entire journey.

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