Company group

It was Baron Viktor Erlanger who initiated the establishment of the railway company in 1872. The foundation was sanctioned by Act No. XXVII of 1872, that bore the signature of Emperor Franz Joseph. The primary goal of the company was to transport the Hungarian grain abroad, mainly to the Austrian market. 
GYSEV introduced the so called “zone system” in 1890, which generated a considerable growth in passenger numbers. Thanks to the well-chosen tariffs, the public company’s revenue grew rapidly around the turn of the century and afterwards. The railway, which at that time still lay within the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, lived through the most difficult period of its history after the First World War, when its network was virtually bisected, following the creation of the new state borders. The Treaties of Trianon and St. Germain however, helped to bridge the unexpected gap: uniquely enough, a separate paragraph of law obligated the transportation ministries of both countries to uphold the common operation of the railway. Consequently, Austria endorsed the modification of the concession charter in 1923 and issued its own concession for the lines being on Austrian territory - as private railway. This line-up has not changed ever since: GYSEV Zrt. is still a single company with headquarters in Sopron that maintains two separate undertakings in Austria and Hungary with their respective ownership, economic and accounting systems operating in line with the regulations of the two countries.In both countries, the company is supervised by the Departments of Transportation. 

GYSEV CARGO Zrt. was outsourced from GYSEV on 1st January 2011 in order to independently handle rail freight transport in Europe as a subsidiary of GYSEV. The GYSEV group of companies takes great care to make use of the advantages of this integrated operation. GYSEV CARGO offers its customers 140 years of experience in freight transport, the corresponding know-how and innovative solutions of high quality, regardless whether in rail freight transport or the related logistics services.

Since its foundation in 2011, GYSEV CARGO has achieved excellent results in the Hungarian rail freight market and is the second largest market player in terms of the transported volume.

The geographic location of GYSEV’S infrastructure is extremely ideal as it is located along several important international rail freight corridors. In both Hungary and Austria, GYSEV CARGO offers complex solutions in all areas of its different activities. In addition to block train transports, it also forwards individual consignments and operates an intermodal terminal in its Logistics Centre in Sopron.

It is a major challenge for GYSEV CARGO to cope with the strong competition in the freight transport market due to the liberalization of the railways. However, with the help of our highly qualified employees, complex services and modern vehicles and facilities, we try to meet the constantly changing requirements of the market and of our customers as much as possible. As a result, our transports running outside of our own lines is constantly increasing. We have been offering flexible, high quality and reliable transport services in the transport market of Central Europe for several years.

Our operating license as a railway undertaking, our independent traction capacity, the support of our Austrian subsidiary Raaberbahn Cargo GmbH and our cooperation with other railway companies have helped us to become one of the most dynamically developing and most reliable “private railways” in the region.

OUR SERVICES

Railroad services:

• Rail freight transport
• Wagon collection / block train composition 
• Antenna-like distribution / collection of arriving block trains
• Re-expedition 
• Handling of dangerous goods /RID 
• Tracking & Tracing 
• Technical train inspection
• Technical wagon repairs 
• Weighing of wagons

Logistic services:

• Warehouse logistics
• Loading and unloading goods to/from railway wagons 
• Road transport organisation 
• Organisation of pre- and post-carriage 
• Moving and storage of containers

Additional services:

• Customs clearance
• Train and wagon surveillance
• Cleaning and repair of containers
• Consultation

Operator services

CONTACTS

GYSEV CARGO Zrt.
H-9400 Sopron, Mátyás király u. 19.
E-mail: info [at] gysevcargo [dot] hu
Website: www.gysevcargo.hu

Neusiedler Seebahn Aktiengesellschaft (NSB AG) is an international public railway company whose trains run between Neusiedl am See (AT) and Fertőszentmiklós (HU). The railway was opened to traffic on 19th December 1897.

On 1st July 2015, GYSEV purchased NSB AG from the Austrian company NSB GmbH. Consequently, the 11 km long Hungarian line section between Fertőszentmiklós and Pamhagen has become the property of GYSEV.

The Hungarian and Austrian lines of NSB AG are operated by GYSEV.

Traffic on the lines of Neusiedler Seebahn originally started in 1897. At that time, the railway line was 111 km long and ran from Celldömölk via Eszterháza-Fertőszentmiklós to Parndorf. After the Treaty of Trianon, a 38 km long section became Austrian property. A significant part of the Hungarian line was closed in 1979, and since then Neusiedler Seebahn has been connecting the communities of Fertőszentmiklós and Neusiedl am See. In both Hungary and Austria, the operator of the line has been GYSEV from the start.

The line of NSB was electrified in 2004 with the Hungarian electricity system, but double-deck trains of ÖBB (Austrian State Railways) also run here. The public passenger transport services are ensured by GYSEV, which uses electric multiple units and shuttle trains rented from ÖBB to implement the traffic.

The shares of NSB AG were transferred to NSB GmbH in 2010 in accordance with Austrian law. The owners of Neusiedler Seebahn GmbH are the Verkehrsinfrastruktur Burgenland GmbH with 50.1% of the shares and the Republic of Austria with a stake of 49.9%. It is the NSB GmbH, from which GYSEV bought Neusiedler Seebahn AG, so that NSB AG has become a 100% subsidiary of GYSEV.

CONTACTS

FHÉV Zrt.
H-9400 Sopron, Mátyás király u. 19.
E-mail: fhev [at] gysev [dot] hu (fhev)info [at] gysevcargo [dot] hu (@gysev.hu)fhev [at] gysev [dot] hu ( )

The aim of the Austrian branch offices of the company is to ensure proper operation in Austria in accordance with Austrian legislation and the safety regulations applicable in Austria.

Organisations of the branch offices 

Operations

The aim of the Operations area is to organize the activities in the area of rail transport, to ensure the relevant professional, personnel and material requirements and the safe and profitable management of the transport, taking into account the needs of the principals.

Infrastructure

The aim of the Infrastructure area is to ensure that all rail infrastructure systems, telecommunications and safety equipment as well as the overhead lines and other electrical equipment are in a safe and operational state.

Passenger Transport

The passenger transport area carries out strategic and operational tasks associated with passenger transport activities as well as tasks associated with the handling of traffic and provides a safe and customer-oriented passenger transport service in the Austrian branch of the company in accordance with the quality and quantity parameters expected by the principals.  

GYSEV would like its stations to be welcoming gathering places that meet all needs of the travellers and where they can spend the waiting time with a good coffee, crispy fresh baked goods and fresh newspapers.

At Sopron railway station:

• Café and bakery with a modern design
• Baked goods made from selected materials that are baked on site
• Delicious sandwiches
• Freshly ground coffee, large selection of drinks
• Newspapers, crackers

For our passengers and all those who prefer quality products!

GYSEV Zrt. Sopron Expresszó
H-9400 Sopron, Állomás u. 2.
Opening times: daily 5:30 -17:00  
Phone: +36 30 866 2142
E-mail: expresszo [dot] sopron [at] gysev [dot] hu

The website of Hotel Sopron is available at www.hotelsopron.hu