Dortmunder Eisenbahn: Freight transport in the Rhine-Ruhr region

From tradition to modernity: railway since 1899

Since it was founded in 1899, factory transport for the steel industry has been part of the corporate DNA of Dortmunder Eisenbahn GmbH. The organisation has been integrating rail transport into its customers' production processes for over 125 years. The service does not stop at the factory gates, but rather links the on-site logistics of the industry located in the Rhine-Ruhr region with regional and supra-regional transport services by rail.

Strong performance on rail and beyond

The Rhine-Ruhr region is one of the most important economic areas in Germany and Europe. Thanks to its excellent regional network and many years of experience, Dortmunder Eisenbahn enables the Captrain Group to have a strong presence in the Ruhr region. It operates on-site railways for the steel industry, but also serves many other sectors. Whether construction, timber or chemical industry: Dortmunder Eisenbahn finds the right transport solution - including combined transport.

Workshop specialist

Two overhead cranes with a lifting capacity of 20 tonnes, nine lifting jacks with a lifting capacity of up to 140 tonnes and a 50 metre measuring track turn Dortmunder Eisenbahn into a strong workshop partner in the Ruhr region at its Dortmund and Bochum sites. The Dortmunder Eisenbahn team offers comprehensive experience and expertise at the highest level for diesel and electric locomotives, railcars and freight wagons of almost all types. 

Providing solutions for infrastructure

The sister company DE Infrastruktur GmbH operates 33 kilometres of public infrastructure in the port of Dortmund. Dortmunder Eisenbahn thus also offers its customers infrastructure services ranging from the provision of operations managers for the connecting railway, through operation and maintenance, to modification and new construction of infrastructure. With DE Infrastruktur GmbH, Captrain Deutschland offers existing and potential customers in the region a wide range of railway infrastructure services.

Strong partners

In addition to Captrain Deutschland GmbH, Dortmunder Hafen AG is a co-shareholder of Dortmunder Eisenbahn and closely links the company with the region. Dortmunder Eisenbahn fulfils its social responsibility by promoting young talent and providing its own apprenticeships for commercial and technical professions, thereby making an important contribution to the Ruhr region as an industrial centre.

Tough. Hearty. Honest.

At Dortmunder Eisenbahn, people are open, straightforward and authentic, but always warm and focused on the task. Diversity is the standard. With regard to the people and in the jobs. Whether in the commercial sector, as a train driver, industrial mechanic, mechatronics engineer or newcomer - Dortmunder Eisenbahn looks forward to your support.
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