Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a. s. is the Slovak state-owned freight train operator based in Bratislava. It was established on 1 January 2005 by separating Železničná spoločnosť into two different companies – one intended to operate passenger trains (ZSSK) and the other one freight trains. Its establisher and the only shareholder is the Republic of Slovakia, which acts via the Ministry of Transport and Construction.