Rail freight.
Plan the complete corridor.

Our rail and road-connected services

We arrange containerised rail freight and the road connections at both ends. For each shipment, we confirm the departure terminal, arrival terminal, transit arrangement and delivery address, then coordinate the complete agreed scope.

What we do for your shipment

• Arrange supplier pickup and delivery to the nominated rail terminal or consolidation warehouse.
• Review cargo descriptions, documents, dimensions, weight, packaging and operator acceptance requirements.
• Book FCL or LCL rail carriage and coordinate export and route-specific transit formalities.
• Coordinate destination customs, terminal release and consolidation unpacking where required.
• Arrange the final road connection and follow the shipment through arrival, release and delivery.

Dimensions and weight: measure the handling unit

For LCL, quote the complete pallet or crate, not only the cartons on top. State whether another shipment may be stacked above it, whether it can be turned, and whether special lifting equipment is needed. The consolidation service must confirm its own maximum piece dimensions, piece weight and minimum charge.

For FCL, check inside space, door clearance, loading sequence and payload for the allocated equipment. The dry-container reference table provides named equipment examples; its dimensions are useful for a preliminary fit check, but its payload is not a rail corridor’s permitted load. Terminal, wagon, road and route constraints also matter.

Operator rules can be narrower than a transport mode’s general capabilities. For example, DHL’s Europe–Asia Rail LCL and Rail FCL product descriptions list dangerous goods as excluded. That is a rule for those named products, not a universal statement that rail can never carry dangerous goods.

Operator reference checked 17 October 2026. We confirm the proposed route, departure and cargo eligibility for each booking. Published operator references describe their own products and do not imply a carrier partnership.

A shipment brief that makes a rail comparison possible

See rail route feasibility and how to compare transport modes for the decision record.

Documents, cargo readiness and terminal handovers

• Commercial file: invoice, packing list, precise product descriptions, quantities, values, materials and product information needed for classification.
• Transport file: shipper, consignee, clearance contact, package marks, piece dimensions, weights and the agreed terminal or door scope.
• Route review: identify transit countries and any route-specific cargo or document restrictions before acceptance. Do not assume a product accepted by ocean is accepted by the proposed rail service.
• Packaging: secure cargo to its handling base, protect edges and vulnerable surfaces, and keep package identification visible after consolidation. Include any special lifting instructions.
• Cut-offs: record cargo and document deadlines, warehouse receiving arrangements and the event that confirms the goods have actually been accepted.

The packing-list guide helps keep mixed cartons, pallets and invoice quantities traceable through handovers.

Make the whole-route cost visible

Separate collection, consolidation or container loading, origin terminal handling, rail transport, quoted transfer activities, destination terminal or unpacking charges, customs services and final road delivery. Record any minimum charge, storage allowance, waiting charge and equipment return condition. Identify duties and taxes separately.

Ask which milestones will be reported: cargo received, accepted for the planned departure, departed, relevant border or terminal transfer, arrived, released and delivered. The useful customer commitment is a named route and clearly described scope with current conditions—not an unsupported claim that rail is always faster than sea or cheaper than air.

VelFreight quotes the agreed stages transparently and identifies foreseeable additional charges such as non-stackable space, special packing, inspection, storage, terminal operations, truck waiting or address changes. If the cargo, schedule or corridor changes, we explain the revised price and service implications and record the customer’s instructions.

Approved VIP customers may apply to pay after signed receipt, subject to credit review, an agreed credit limit, contract and confirmed payment terms. This does not postpone customs, operator or terminal obligations automatically; the shipment plan states how those charges are paid.

Supplier pickup and rail-ready preparation in China

Pickup is available across all cities in China, including Hangzhou, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. These five locations are examples, not a limit on national pickup coverage. We confirm the specific address, appointment, vehicle, loading/unloading conditions and collection charges for each shipment.

Rail shipments can begin at the supplier’s door. We can receive, count, photograph, sort and label supplier goods before consolidation or container loading. Own-truck support is available for eligible pickup and transfer work, with the actual vehicle and coverage confirmed for the route.

The destination truck leg is arranged for the corridor and delivery location. Our own fleet does not imply owned trucks throughout the countries crossed by the railway. Read the supplier-consolidation, warehousing and trucking service scopes before combining the operations.

Cargo eligibility and customs responsibilities

Battery cargo is part of our shipment-review service, but this does not establish that a particular rail platform accepts it. Send the battery type, rating, configuration, quantities and applicable SDS/MSDS, test-summary and other required records before choosing the corridor. We confirm the exact goods with the proposed operator and check any transit or destination requirements.

Liquids, powders and other special cargo are also subject to route and carrier review. A shipment accepted by an express carrier, airline or ocean service may not qualify for rail. If the platform declines the goods, we can assess another available mode; no rail booking should rely on omitting a restricted characteristic.

The customer supplies accurate product, value, origin, classification and importer information. We coordinate document checks and the agreed clearance work with the responsible parties; customs and other authorities determine release. See battery and special-cargo requirements and customs coordination.