# industrial rail connection

*Last updated: 2026-06-26*

> Unlike a public freight or marshalling yard, an industrial rail connection links a company's private on-site track network directly to the public rail network.

Unlike a public freight or marshalling yard, an industrial rail connection links a company's private on-site track network directly to the public rail network. Wagons can be loaded and unloaded at the production or storage facility itself, with no intermediate transshipment yard required. The infrastructure is most common in bulk and raw-material-intensive sectors such as steel, chemicals, cement, paper, and inland container logistics. The operator bears the capital and maintenance costs for the private siding but gains over time from lower haulage costs and fewer truck movements within the site. Construction and operation are governed by national railway legislation and the requirements of the relevant infrastructure manager.

**Source:** [https://www.bmbf.de/de/der-industriegleisanschluss-44709.html](https://www.bmbf.de/de/der-industriegleisanschluss-44709.html)

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| Property | Value |
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| Term | industrial rail connection |
| Language | EN |
| Word count | 107 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-26 |
| Source | https://www.bmbf.de/de/der-industriegleisanschluss-44709.html |

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