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    • A DB Cargo locomotive alongside a freight train carrying finished vehicles

    Automotive logistics by rail — connecting Dutch hubs with Europe

    DB Cargo Automotive provides reliable rail-based transport solutions for finished vehicles and automotive components — conntecting the Netherlands with destinations across Europe.

     Explore the benefits of our automotive rail solutions

    • Connections to and from Dutch ports, terminals and logistics hubs — including Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Oosterhout and Vlissingen
    • Rail transport solutions for finished vehicles and automotive components
    • Multimodal concepts combining rail with road,complemented by terminal services
    • Planning, implementation and transport management from a single source
    • Flexible access to the rail network — also for locations without their own siding
    • Modern wagon fleet suitable for different vehicle types
    • Climate-friendly alternative for European automotive supply chains

    Automotive RailNet: efficient connections across Europe

    Our Automotive RailNet combines regular block train services with flexible network solutions for varying transport volumes and destinations. To and from key locations in the Netherlands, automotive transport can be planned efficiently, scaled when demand changes and integrated into multimodal transport chains across Europe. Central hubs allow volumes from different customers and sites to be consolidated into high-frequency rail services. Additional routes can be developed depending on the logistics requirements of the customers.

    Learn more about our Automotive RailNet

    A freight train loaded with finished vehicles travels through green countryside
    A freight train loaded with finished vehicles travels through green countryside
    Copyright: DB AG / Oliver Lang

    Automotive RailNet: efficient connections across Europe

    Our Automotive RailNet combines regular block train services with flexible network solutions for varying transport volumes and destinations. To and from key locations in the Netherlands, automotive transport can be planned efficiently, scaled when demand changes and integrated into multimodal transport chains across Europe. Central hubs allow volumes from different customers and sites to be consolidated into high-frequency rail services. Additional routes can be developed depending on the logistics requirements of the customers.

    Learn more about our Automotive RailNet

    Perfectly planned: finished vehicle transportation by rail

    Automotive manufacturers rely on rail for the safe and efficient distribution of finished vehicles — from compact cars to SUVs, vans and electric vehicles. DB Cargo Automotive provides tailored outbound logistics concepts, including block trains, hub-based network solutions and multimodal transport chains. This allows vehicles to be moved reliably between plants, ports, distribution centres and markets across Europe.

    An operational staff member is walking alongside a freight train carrying finished vehicles.
    An operational staff member is walking alongside a freight train carrying finished vehicles.
    Copyright: DB AG / Oliver Lang

    Perfectly planned: finished vehicle transportation by rail

    Automotive manufacturers rely on rail for the safe and efficient distribution of finished vehicles — from compact cars to SUVs, vans and electric vehicles. DB Cargo Automotive provides tailored outbound logistics concepts, including block trains, hub-based network solutions and multimodal transport chains. This allows vehicles to be moved reliably between plants, ports, distribution centres and markets across Europe.

    Solutions for automotive components and future mobility

    In addition to finished vehicles, DB Cargo Automotive provides rail-based logistics solutions for automotive components and supply flows to production sites. As the automotive industry changes, we help customers develop rail-based logistics concepts for new cargo streams, including solutions linked to electric mobility and battery supply chains.

    A view inside an open sliding-wall wagon, showing batteries arranged in racks
    A view inside an open sliding-wall wagon, showing batteries arranged in racks
    Copyright: DB AG / Oliver Killig

    Solutions for automotive components and future mobility

    In addition to finished vehicles, DB Cargo Automotive provides rail-based logistics solutions for automotive components and supply flows to production sites. As the automotive industry changes, we help customers develop rail-based logistics concepts for new cargo streams, including solutions linked to electric mobility and battery supply chains.

    Contact our expert now.

    Kai Birnstein

    Head of Sales Automotive

    E-Mail logistics.rail@deutschebahn.com