Intermodal Transportation

Intermodal (combined) transportation means transportation of goods in a single means of transport and/or road vehicle. The major part of the route is performed by railroad, domestic waterway or by sea without handling goods, where the initial part (collection) and the final part (distribution) occurs mainly by road.

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Types of Traffic Systems

There are two basic types of transport systems in combined transport; i.e. accompanied and non-accompanied combined transport.

Accompanied combined transport means the transport of road vehicles (including the crew) by sets consisting of special low-floor railway wagons (‚Ro-La‘ transport).

Non-accompanied combined transport means transport performed by large containers, swap bodies and articulated trailers.

Transport Ensuring Conditions

ČD Cargo, a. s. ensure transportation by combined transport throughout Europe in collaboration with other railway companies, from a price offer for the entire route, up to the design of transport technology and quality assurance. Shipments in whole trains can be delivered within an accuracy of one hour.

Combined transport within the Czech Republic is provided by ČD Cargo, a. s. customership, who are combined transport operators.

Specifically, these include: