Line closure Rhine-Alpine corridor: have we learned our lessons?
An accident on a vital railway line in Germany once again drew all eyes to the Rhine Alpine corridor, where the infamous Rastatt incident took place nearly three years ago. Is the European rail freight...Read more
Port of Terneuzen now on Rhine Alpine corridor
The Dutch port of Terneuzen has been linked to the Rhine-Alpine corridor. It is the third North Sea Port to be included in the rail freight corridor (RFC), which is one of the seven corridors...Read moreCivil works to upgrade railway between Switzerland and Italy
The Italian manager of infrastructure RFI is going to develop several civil works to improve rail freight traffic between Novara in the north of the county and the bordering Simplon Pass in Switzerland. The project...Read more
Swiss Alps still see 300,000 trucks too many
Two years after the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2016 the number of trucks passing through the Swiss Alpine structure should have been less than 650 thousand per year. This was the ambition...Read more
Hupac launches new railway connection Rotterdam-Kornwestheim
Swiss intermodal operator Hupac is launching a new direct rail connection between the Maasvlakte at the Port of Rotterdam and Kornwestheim in the industrial area of Stuttgart and Baden-Württemberg. From 7 October, a shuttle will...Read more
Diversion routes for rail freight to and from Genoa
International rail freight traffic to and from Genoa in Italy is currently limited on certain routes, said the Rhine-Alpine Corridor management. Genoa is the most southern destination on the Rhine-Alpine corridor, which connects the Italian...Read more
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 rail freight traffic in Europe increased, albeit slightly with two...Read moreThe Rastatt incident: lessons learnt and steps to take
The Executive Board and Management Board of the Rhine-Alpine rail freight corridor met on Wednesday in Milan, Italy to discuss the ramifications of the seven weeks long disruption of the Karsruhe-Basel line in Germany. They...Read more
Vectron MS-locomotive enters Dutch railway
The Vectron MS-locomotive of Siemens has officially been permitted to operate on the Dutch railway network. The permission was granted by the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate after the completion of a long and extensive...Read more
Italy raises alarm about German rail blockade as holiday season ends
The Italian association Cofindustria has raised the alarm about the blockade of rail freight services between Genoa and Rotterdam, as export activity is expected to push strongly in September. Representing the interests of the manufacturing...Read moreDB: railway Karlsruhe-Basel remains closed till 7th of October
Deutsche Bahn and the Rastatt tunnel consortium announced that they will need until the 7th of October to repair the damaged railway between Karlsruhe and Basel. Until that time, the route remains closed for all...Read more