RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Brumercikova, Eva A1 Bukova, Bibiana A1 Rybicka, Iwona A1 Drozdziel, Pawel T1 Measures for Increasing Performance of the Rail Freight Transport in the North-South Direction JF Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina YR 2019 VO 21 IS 3 SP 13 OP 20 DO 10.26552/com.C.2019.3.13-20 UL https://komunikacie.uniza.sk/artkey/csl-201903-0003.php AB The article elaborates on measures aimed at increasing the performance of the rail freight transport carried out in the north-south direction. The measures are designed based on the implemented analyses focused on the analysis of the current situation of international trade and development of international transport as well as the analysis of the current situation of the European transport infrastructure. The north-south direction was selected due to the enormous increase of the transit road transportation.