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 record high. In the first half of 2021, it accounted...Read more
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 Luino in Italy and 625 metres via Chiasso in Switzerland...Read more
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 on the route is one way to do it. Additionally,...Read more
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 fleet, reaching the total number of 3,000 intermodal semi-trailers.Read more
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 missing links does the Rhine-Alpine Corridor have? And what is...Read more
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 are in place to prevent the further spread of the...Read more
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 current hygiene regulations that are in place to prevent the...Read more
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 on a simulation produced by Swiss combined transport operator Hupac....Read more
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 rail freight traffic in Europe increased, albeit slightly with two...Read more
