Private company

Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia

Freight railway company in Slovakia

Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a. s. (ZSSK CARGO, VKM: ZSSKC) is the Slovak state-owned freight train operator based in Bratislava. It was established on 1 January 2005 by separating Železničná spoločnosť into two different companies – one intended to operate passenger trains (ZSSK) and the other one freight trains.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 2005Founded1
  • Industryrail freight transport1
  • HeadquartersBratislava1
  • Websitewww.zscargo.sk
  • Legal formakciová spoločnosť1
  • LEI097900BFB400000092563
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressTomášikova 28B, 821 01 Bratislava - mestská časť Ružinov, Slovakia3
  • Registered withMinistry of Justice, 359149213
363 098 SK-ZSSKC Horni Lidec
Photo: Petr Štefek, CC BY-SA 3.0 cz, via Wikimedia Commons5

Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a. s. (ZSSK CARGO, VKM: ZSSKC) is the Slovak state-owned freight train operator based in Bratislava. It was established on 1 January 2005 by separating Železničná spoločnosť into two different companies – one intended to operate passenger trains (ZSSK) and the other one freight trains. Its establisher and the only shareholder is the Republic of Slovakia, which acts via the Ministry of Transport and Construction.2

The story

Founded by Slovakia on Jan 1, 2005.1

Products and brands

freight transport: transport of single carriages, group of carriages and unit trains, certified logistics trains, intermodal transport, transport of automobiles and waste

siding services

transshipment services

auxiliary services: transport of special consignments, safety advisor services, procurement services related to transport (e.g. operations of customs procedures, sealing of carriages, posting of consignment instead of the consignor etc.)

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maintenance and repairs of railway vehicles: maintenance and repairs of traction vehicles and freight carriages, changes in construction and design, inspections, examinations, testing and measurements of railway vehicles, mobile services (performing repairs directly during operation) etc.

From Wikipedia’s article on Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Železničná spoločnosť1

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 2005Founded Founded1