reverse modal shift

Despite being underutilised, the Brenner Rolling Highway is underperforming

Image: Shutterstock. © Leonid Andronov

The Rolling Highway (RoLa) connecting Trento, in Italy, and Wörgl, in Austria, has seen 5 per cent fewer freight trains between 2022 and 2023. Last year, only 104,000 trucks were transferred on the railways for this service, while the total available capacity exceeds 300,000. In other words, there currently is a reverse modal shift from the rail to the road occurring along the Brenner axis.

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reverse modal shift

Despite being underutilised, the Brenner Rolling Highway is underperforming

Image: Shutterstock. © Leonid Andronov

The Rolling Highway (RoLa) connecting Trento, in Italy, and Wörgl, in Austria, has seen 5 per cent fewer freight trains between 2022 and 2023. Last year, only 104,000 trucks were transferred on the railways for this service, while the total available capacity exceeds 300,000. In other words, there currently is a reverse modal shift from the rail to the road occurring along the Brenner axis.

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