Modal split rail through the Alps highest in 25 years
Thanks to the opening of the Ceneri base tunnel and the 4-meter corridor, the share of rail in Transalpine freight traffic has increased to a…
Hupac standardises longer transalpine trains in 2022
Next year will be the starting point for the use of longer trains in Hupac’s transalpine routes. A standard train length of 690 metres via…
Bigger trains and more capacities on the Rhine-Alpine route for modal shift
Improving rail freight traffic conditions through the Rhine-Alpine corridor is critical in succeeding the modal shift in Europe. Using longer, higher and heavier freight trains…
Arcese Logistics expands its P400 semi-trailer fleet
Arcese Logistics recently ordered 300 new semi-trailers fully compatible with the transport of P400’s. The latest purchase adds up to the company’s already existing P400…
Ceneri Base Tunnel, is it really the missing link on the corridor?
The Ceneri Base Tunnel was an important piece of the puzzle, but certainly not the last on the corridor from Rotterdam to Milan. Which other…
Test trains through the Ceneri Base tunnel again
Test drives in the Swiss Ceneri Base tunnel have resumed after they were suspended for nearly three weeks. This was because the hygiene regulations that…
Test drive Ceneri Base Tunnel halted, 1.5 metre distance not possible
Work on the Swiss Ceneri Base Tunnel, the last to facilitate seamless rail freight traffic between north and south Europe, has been temporarily suspended. The…
Hupac pleads for Swiss subsidies railway till 2030
The productivity gains of the Alptransit project with the opening of the Gotthard and Ceneri base tunnels are lower than expected. This conclusion is based…
Rail freight volumes on Rhine-Alpine Corridor declined by 3.2%
Traffic volumes on the Rhine-Alpine rail freight corridor (RFC) decreased by 3.2 per cent in 2017, compared to the previous year. On the contrary, overall…