Name

Captrain España

Legal name

CAPTRAIN ESPAÑA, S.A.U.

Website

https://captrain.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Freight Transport Services: Rail freight transport services for goods, including long-haul transport and international corridor services across Europe through the CAPTRAIN network.
2. Terminal Operations and Auxiliary Services: Ancillary, additional and complementary services in terminals including shunting and ITU handling for public and private clients at various terminals in Spain.
3. Track Construction Haulage: Traction services for track construction and maintenance of railway infrastructure.
4. Training Services: Certified training academy for railway personnel including train drivers, operations assistants, loaders, shunting vehicle operators, and cabin attendants. Revenue from course fees.
5. Transport Engineering Consulting: Consulting services in transport engineering for railway operations and logistics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Captrain España is a railway company operating in Spain and Portugal, providing rail freight transport services for goods (over 300 trains weekly), traction services for track construction and maintenance, ancillary and auxiliary terminal services (shunting and ITU handling), on-site rail logistics at industrial facilities and intermodal terminals, and an AENOR-certified railway personnel training academy. The company also offers transport engineering consulting and auxiliary equipment rental as complementary services.

Product overview

Captrain España is a rail freight company founded in 2002 and part of Rail Logistics Europe (RLE), a division of the SNCF Group. The company operates as a unified rail logistics platform offering freight transport, traction services, on-site rail logistics, and complementary services. The core portfolio consists of CAPTRAIN Connect (long-haul traction across Europe), CAPTRAIN Solutions (full-service tailored logistics), CAPTRAIN in Site (on-site rail operations at over 50 European locations), and CAPTRAIN Xtra (supplementary services including training and consulting). Additional offerings include shunting and terminal auxiliary services, track construction haulage, an accredited railway training academy, transport engineering consultancy, and auxiliary equipment rental.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAPTRAIN Connect: Rail freight traction service across Europe or regionally, ensuring efficient transport of goods from origin to destination with reliability and safety principles.
• CAPTRAIN Solutions
• CAPTRAIN In Site
• CAPTRAIN Xtra
• Cargometro

Products and services

• Rail Freight Transport (Transporte de mercancías) Rail freight transport services for goods across Spain and Portugal and international corridors through the Rail Logistics Europe network, operating more than 300 trains per week. Serves industrial clients in steel, construction, chemicals, automotive, and agriculture.
• CAPTRAIN Connect Traction service ensuring efficient transport of goods from origin to destination across Europe or regionally, with comprehensive shipment information and damaged wagon management services.
• CAPTRAIN Solutions Full-service logistics provider developing tailored solutions combining on-site rail logistics with regional or cross-border transport, road integration, wagon supply, track works support, and local infrastructure management.
• CAPTRAIN in Site On-site rail logistics operations at industrial facilities or intermodal terminals across more than 50 European locations, offering shunting, last-mile, transhipment, local rail infrastructure engineering, operations supervision, warehousing, and maintenance.
• CAPTRAIN Xtra Supplementary services including locomotives and drivers procurement, staff training, rolling stock homologation, and technical consulting to optimize clients' supply chains.
• Ancillary, Additional and Complementary Terminal Services Shunting and auxiliary ITU (intermodal transport unit) handling services for public and private clients at various terminals in Spain, including vehicle access, terminal operations, intermodal unit handling, and fuel supply.
• Traction for Railway Track Construction and Maintenance Haulage services for railway track construction and maintenance, providing traction for infrastructure development projects.
• Certified Railway Training Academy (Centro Homologado de Formación Ferroviaria) Training academy approved by the Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Ferroviaria offering courses for train drivers (joint Licence and Diploma), train operations assistants, loaders, shunting vehicle operators, and cabin attendants.
• Transport Engineering Consulting Transport engineering consultancy services including technical consulting and logistics engineering provided as part of the service portfolio.
• Auxiliary Equipment Rental (Alquiler de medios auxiliares) Rental of auxiliary machinery and equipment including container cranes, shunting tractors, and locomotives for railway operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Leading private railway company by TNxKM since 2010
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rail Logistics Europe (RLE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRail Logistics Europe is the division of the SNCF Group that manages rail freight transport operations and logistics. Captrain España is part of RLE, which comprises five subsidiaries: Fret SNCF, Captrain, VIIA, Naviland Cargo, and Forwardis. RLE offers customized door-to-door solutions for all types of freight in Europe and beyond.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• VIIA: RLE sister company providing combined road-rail (modalohr) freight solutions across Europe. Comparable as a sister entity within SNCF's RLE division targeting the same intermodal/long-haul freight customers with a complementary offering.
• Fret SNCF: Sister company under Rail Logistics Europe (SNCF) operating rail freight in France. Comparable because it is part of the same parent division (RLE) running the same freight/traction/on-site logistics model Captrain España applies in Iberia, providing a direct benchmark for operations and unit economics.
• Transfesa / DB Cargo Iberia: Iberian rail freight and intermodal operator owned by DB Cargo. Comparable as a competitor on Spain-Portugal and cross-border corridors, particularly for automotive and intermodal volumes — segments Captrain España explicitly targets.
• Medway: Portugal-based rail freight operator active on Iberian corridors. Comparable as a direct Iberian freight rail competitor offering similar line-haul and terminal services to industrial customers in Spain and Portugal.
• Forwardis: SNCF/RLE freight forwarding and rail logistics brand coordinating door-to-door multimodal services across Europe. Comparable as a sister entity within RLE providing freight forwarding and logistics engineering complementary to Captrain España's traction/terminal offerings.
• Naviland Cargo: RLE sister company operating rail freight and wagon-load services in France. Comparable as another RLE subsidiary with the same traction/line-haul/on-site logistics model, serving as a benchmark for captive-customer rail freight operations.

Regional players

• Mercitalia (Polo Mercitalia / FS Italiane): Italian rail freight arm of FS Italiane operating across Italian corridors and into neighbouring countries. Comparable as a national freight rail operator with industrial customer focus (steel, chemicals, automotive) mirroring Captrain España's vertical mix, though primarily serving a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• DB Cargo: Deutsche Bahn's freight rail subsidiary, Europe's largest rail freight operator. Comparable as a pan-European rail freight incumbent competing for industrial customers and cross-border volumes on the same corridors Captrain España accesses via RLE.
• Renfe Mercancías: The state-owned incumbent rail freight operator in Spain, a direct competitor to Captrain España on Iberian freight corridors and intermodal traffic. Comparable as the dominant scale player in the same geography that Captrain competes against for industrial and intermodal volumes.

Emerging players

• Low Cost Rail: Spanish private rail freight operator targeting industrial and intermodal customers in Iberia. Comparable as a newer entrant competing with Captrain España for the same private-operator share of Spanish rail freight volumes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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