ecco-rail

Name

ecco-rail

Legal name

ecco-rail GmbH

Website

https://ecco-rail.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rail Freight Transport

NAICS

Line-Haul Railroads (482111), Rail Transportation (482)

SIC

Railroads, Line-Haul Operating (4011)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-Border Rail Freight Operators (International Corridors) (TLADACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Finished Vehicle Rail Transport (Autorack Services) (TLADAJAB), Petrochemical & Hazardous Materials Rail Operators (Chemicals/Tank Car) (TLADACAD), Metals, Minerals & Steel Rail Operators (TLADACAF)

Keywords

• Rail freight transport
• Intermodal logistics
• Green electricity logistics
• Cross-border rail
• Automotive rail transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Rail Freight Transport Services: Core revenue from railway logistics services including conventional and intermodal freight transport, using owned locomotives and coordinated partner networks. Services encompass analysis, planning, operations, terminal handling, first- and last-mile services, and continuous logistics optimization. Revenue is generated through project-based transport contracts and ongoing service relationships with industrial customers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ecco-rail is a private rail freight transport operator (Eisenbahnverkehrsunternehmen) that delivers conventional and intermodal rail logistics services across Central Europe using its own fleet of 52 multi-country licensed locomotives. Services span transport analysis and planning, train operations, terminal/siding handling, first- and last-mile coordination, and continuous logistics optimization for industrial shippers in automotive, building materials, chemicals and oil, forestry, consumer goods, and agriculture sectors. All operations run on 100% certified green electricity, making every shipment CO2-neutral.

Product overview

ecco-rail operates as a private railway freight transport company (Eisenbahnverkehrsunternehmen) offering a unified platform of rail logistics services. The core offering consists of railway freight transport services with analysis, implementation, and operations support, supplemented by green electricity logistics (Grünstrom Logistik) as an add-on for CO2-neutral transport. The company operates a fleet of 52 locomotives across 8 locations, including 33 Siemens Vectron, 5+2+1 Bombardier Traxx variants, Stadler Dual Power, and Skoda Class 242 locomotives. Services cover both conventional and intermodal solutions across seven industry verticals: automotive, building materials, chemicals and oil, forestry, intermodal, consumer goods, and agriculture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rail Logistics Services (Bahnlogistik Dienstleistungen) Comprehensive rail freight logistics services for industrial customers, including customized transport solutions, Rapid Projecting logistics optimization, modern logistics design and train path planning, booking services, guaranteed transport safety through own locomotives, systematic reporting, 24/7 support, terminal and siding handling, warehouse support, partnership business model, benchmarking and quality assurance, and continuous optimization of logistics processes.
• Conventional Rail Freight Solutions (Konventionelle Lösungen) Traditional rail freight transport solutions serving multiple industry sectors including automotive, building materials, chemicals and oil, forestry (wood), consumer goods, and agriculture (grain).
• Intermodal Transport Solutions (Intermodale Lösungen) Intermodal transport solutions combining rail with other transport modes (container, swap body, semi-trailer, rolling highway) for efficient, lower-carbon freight movement across Europe.
• Green Electricity Logistics (Grünstrom Logistik) Eco-friendly rail logistics services operating exclusively with certified green electricity, achieving 100% CO2-neutral transport as a klimaaktiv partner, including first- and last-mile services for door-to-door green logistics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% CO2 neutral rail freight operations through green electricity
• +3 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• klimaaktiv (Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerecco-rail is an official klimaaktiv partner of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Protection. As a klimaaktiv partner, the company contributes to promoting climate-friendly technologies and services, operating 100% on green electricity and achieving CO2-neutral rail freight transport. This partnership aligns with EU Energy Efficiency Directive requirements and underscores ecco-rail's role as a pioneer in sustainable logistics.
• REDU-CE-D Project ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe REDU-CE-D project (customized Environmental Management System to increase energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption of different transport modes in Central Europe) is funded under the Interreg Central Europe program. ecco-rail is listed as a project participant working with partners from Croatia, Poland, Hungary, and Italy to develop and test EMS packages for rail transport sectors to meet EU Energy Efficiency Directive requirements.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• PKP Cargo: Polish state-owned rail freight operator with cross-border services into Central Europe; comparable as a major Central European rail freight player but primarily focused on the Polish and eastern corridors adjacent to ecco-rail's licensed countries.

Direct peers

• HUPAC: Swiss intermodal operator running combined road-rail transport across the Alpine corridor and into Germany/Italy; directly comparable to ecco-rail's intermodal and finished-vehicle solutions and operates in overlapping geographies.
• TX Logistik: Italy- and Germany-based private rail freight operator (part of FS Italiane / Mercitalia Logistics) running cross-border intermodal and conventional freight; directly competes with ecco-rail on trans-Alpine corridors, finished vehicle, and intermodal services.
• LTE Group (Logistik und Transport): Austrian private rail freight operator with a similar business profile to ecco-rail — owned locomotives, cross-border Central European operations, and direct competition in automotive, intermodal, and bulk commodity verticals.
• CFL multimodal: Luxembourg-based intermodal rail freight operator with cross-border Central European services; competes head-on with ecco-rail in intermodal, automotive, and consumer-goods rail freight.
• METRANS: Hamburg-based private intermodal/container rail operator connecting North Sea ports with Central Europe; comparable to ecco-rail's intermodal segment via combined rail-truck services and a similar B2B enterprise sales motion.

Broad incumbents

• DB Cargo: Freight rail subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn and one of Europe's largest rail freight operators; comparable to ecco-rail as a cross-border rail freight provider serving automotive, chemicals, and intermodal customers across Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Italy.
• SBB Cargo: Swiss Federal Railways' freight division; broadly comparable as a Central European rail freight operator with cross-border reach into Germany, Italy, and Austria, overlapping with ecco-rail's permitted countries.
• Rail Cargo Group (ÖBB): Austrian state-owned rail freight operator and the dominant incumbent in Central Europe; operates a broad portfolio across all of ecco-rail's verticals and controls much of the network access that private operators like ecco-rail depend on.

Emerging players

• IDS Cargo: German private rail freight operator running block train and automotive services; comparable to ecco-rail as a private-sector alternative focused on automotive and intermodal flows across Germany and Central Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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