Reliability and transparency with Xrail

Reliability and transparency with Xrail

Seven European rail freight companies, including DB Cargo, have joined the Xrail alliance to set a European standard for competitive and sustainable single wagonload transport. DB Cargo will perform a step-by-step rollout of the live system by the end of 2020.

At its core is a bid to integrate rail companies’ capacity management systems. A central platform, XCB Broker, has been created, to which DB Cargo is now linked up.

Xrail offers the following benefits:

  • ïEnd-to-end international, capacity-checked transport schedules
  • ïMore stability and punctuality through optimized production logic
  • ïTransparency on current status through real-time transport information

Cargo volumes will be ramped up during the rollout phase. This year, DB Cargo is set to book approximately 200,000 wagons with the participating rail companies via Xrail. By the end of 2020, the system will be used for all single wagonload transport with the Xrail partners.

The seven freight operating companies – Lineas, CFL Cargo, Fret SNCF, SBB Cargo, Rail Cargo Group, Green Cargo and DB Cargo – constitute roughly two-thirds of European single wagonload transport.

For more information visit www.dbcargo.com

24th June 2019