MARKETPLACE

From transport requests to capacity to assets, supply meets demand on our marketplace.

Join the Rail-Flow Marketplace: one connected ecosystem for rail capacity, intermodal capacity, asset sharing, and tendering. Free to use, with 500+ companies and 10,000+ active users across 27 countries.

Trusted by 500+ rail and intermodal companies

THE PROBLEM

Sourcing rail and intermodal capacity is fragmented today.

Sourcing capacity means scattered emails, manual RFQs, fragmented tender inboxes with no transparency on price, duration or emissions. The Rail-Flow Marketplace replaces that with one connected platform.

Manual RFQs by email

Tender requests sent and tracked across scattered inboxes.

Fragmented partner network

No central place to discover and connect with new rail and intermodal providers. Most buyers only reach 5 of the 40 carriers that could quote.

Inconsistent offer formats

Every provider replies with their own template - hard to compare.

Reactive disruption handling

Delays surface late, after the customer has already noticed.

Lost or missed opportunities

Short-termlocomotiveleasing ishigh-frictiondespite the revenue opportunity.

Structured digital requests

Standardized request templates for rail, intermodal, and asset sharing guided through the platform.

One connected partner network

Access 500+ rail and intermodal companies across 27 countries from a single platformwith just a few clicks.

Compare offers side by side

Price, duration, emissions, and conditions - all in one consistent view.

Proactive exception management

Disruptions surface in real time. Resolve them with your partners before they reach the customer.

Generating revenue

Turn idle capacity into revenueon both sideswith structured short-term offers.

HOW IT WORKS FOR REQUESTORS

Three steps from request to booking.

Whetheryou'resourcing capacity or filling it, the marketplace runs the same simple flow, guided, structured, and connected to a network of 500+ rail and intermodal companies.

Looking for capacity
Step 1

Create your request

Post a request for transport, capacity, or services through guided, structured forms - tailored to rail, intermodal, or asset sharing.

Step 2

Answer the request

Offers come back from a network of 500+ rail and intermodal companies. Compare price, duration, andother conditions side by side.

Step 3

Negotiate and book

Negotiate termsin one or more roundsand start the awardingprocess with a full audit trail.

Offering capacity
Step 1

Contract management

Capture customer requests, build offers, and convert won deals into contracts. Powered by Offer Management and CRM.

Step 2

Contract management

Capture customer requests, build offers, and convert won deals into contracts. Powered by Offer Management and CRM.

Step 3

Contract management

Capture customer requests, build offers, and convert won deals into contracts. Powered by Offer Management and CRM.

MARKETPLACE MODULES

One marketplace, four modules.

Pick the marketplace that fits your need or use them together. All four are connected and share the same network of 500+ rail and intermodal companies. Each module deserves its own page.

Purchase & Tender Management (PTM)

Run digital tenders and spot requests for block trains, wagon load and door-to-door services.

Resource Sharing Broker (RSB)

Lease and share rolling stock assets across the industry, also short and mid term.

Rail Capacity Broker (RCB)

Find new options for wagon groups and single-wagon traffic across European rail networks.

Intermodal Capacity Broker (ICB)

Spot capacity for intermodal transport. Find operators, ferry companies, and truckers from one platform.

WHY MARKETPLACE

Say goodbye to traditional barriers.

Locomotive lessors often face the challenge of marketing unused locomotives that would otherwise generate costs. Current utilization in rail freight is below 70% – a situation intensified by the lack of an efficient digital infrastructure. The current leasing process is often complicated by traditional communication methods like phone calls and emails, as well as the use of outdated tools such as Excel. Additionally, there is often a shortage of important contract information. Complex contract negotiations and decentralized information storage make short-term rentals difficult, further driving up operational costs.

With the Resource Sharing Broker (RSB), you gain a targeted solution for leasing locomotives on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, enabling you to easily market your unused capacity. This enhances the optimal utilization of your locomotives and improves your profitability. The platform digitizes and accelerates the leasing process through smart data integration and tailored process support, providing a transparent overview of rental requests and automating the contract process from request to handover, and invoicing. The RSB integrates functions like contract creation and digital handover logging – all in one centralized digital platform, leading to further reduced operational costs.

Rail and intermodal native

Built for the workflows of rail freight, intermodal, and asset sharing: block trains, wagon loads, CIM/CUV, the lot. Not a generic freight tool stretched to fit.

Real network effect

500+ companies, 10,000+ users, 1.5m+ transports already processed across 27 countries. Make our network your network.

Free to use today

Freemium account, no upfront commitment. Our aim is to grow the network, not the price tag.

One connected platform

Seamless connection to the Rail-Flow TMS or Fleet management when you scale beyond the marketplace.

Customer testimonials

How teams use the marketplace

Real users on rail capacity, asset sharing, and intermodal sourcing.

"With the PTM platform, we can translate the complex transport concepts of our customers into transport requests and send them — completely or in sections — to all suitable railway undertakings. It makes our work much easier and improves the response time to our customers."

Jörg Frank-Marquardt
Leiter Einkauf Schiene, ARS Altmann Automobillogistik

“Rugby taught me a lot about performing under pressure — trusting the people around you, communicating constantly, and sometimes just putting yourself on the line for the team. That mentality shows up directly in moments like a new feature release — you rally, everyone knows their role, and you push through together.”

Pablo Girardi
CTO, Rail-Flow

„ROM comes with what we actually need to build offers in rail freight, and we enjoy working with it."

Sven Schallach
CEO, European Vision Rail

"Rail-Flow is becoming the operating layer for our rail logistics order-to-cash process. The real value for us is that it gives us a realistic path to standardize that process step by step – with end-to-end visibility instead of isolated tools."

Vanessa Langhammer
Head of Digitalization, Rail Cargo Group

"Our customers really appreciate that we now have a standardized offer which has a clear structure. The system also allows us to track sales potentials more easily and with more transparancy."

Stefan Nemack
Managing Director, AMEH TRANS

"We changed the way rail works. Doing that at scale needs a system built for rail and intermodal - and only Rail-Flow is it: one platform for sales, order-to-cash, and wagon management across the whole group."

Julian Remie
Founder & Chairman, Rail Innovators Group

Talk to us

Any questions about the marketplace?

Margarita runsthe marketplace overview.She'll point you to the right module or get you signed up in minutes.

Saskia Misselhorn

Growth Manager
s.misselhorn@rail-flow.com

Frequently asked questions

The questions we hear most often during TMS evaluation. Anything missing? Just ask during the demo.

Have a question that's not covered here? Reach out and we'll get back to you within one business day.

FAQs on this page to be added soon

MORE THAN A MARKETPLACE

Looking for the full Rail-Flow Platform?

The Marketplace works on its own, and even better with the rest of Rail-Flow: TMS, Offer Management, Fleet, and more modules to digitize your full order-to-cash process.