Rhine-Alpine Corridor
The Gotthard Base Tunnel has reopened
Monday 2 September marked the grand reopening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, after a year-long closure following a derailment. The tunnel is the main rail…
Preparing the reopening
First test trains cross the restored tube of the Gotthard Base Tunnel
After a hiatus of over a year, the first trains were deployed as a trial in the western tube of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, rebuilt…
rhine-alpine corridor
Gotthard Base Tunnel to fully reopen on 2 September
The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the main rail connection between Switzerland and Italy has been closed since August 2023, causing massive headaches for the rail freight…
SBB Cargo France has no plans to take over Fret SNCF routes
A new subsidiary of the Swiss Federal Railways, christened SBB Cargo France, was recently established to provide services along “the French route through Alsace as…
Automated brake tests on Swiss freight trains to start in mid-2024
The Swiss Federal Office of Transport issued the type-approval for automated brake tests for SBB Cargo trains. In-service tests will be held at selected locations…
New timetable increases Gotthard Tunnel’s freight capacity on weekdays
SBB will implement timetable changes on 10 December that will affect operations through the impaired Gotthard Base Tunnel. The Swiss national railway company will increase…
Accident update
SBB: ‘Gotthard Tunnel repair will cost over 100 million euros’
The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) said that repairing the damage caused by the derailment in the Gotthard Base Tunnel from last August will cost between…
Volumes on Novara-Freiburg Rolling Highway back to pre-pandemic levels
The rolling highway (RoLa) between Novara and Freiburg has experienced a 12 per cent increase in trucks transported via rail during the first nine months…
Accident update
The Gotthard Base Tunnel won’t be fully operational until next summer
The west tube of the Gotthard Base Tunnel is currently unavailable due to a disastrous freight train derailment last August. Despite the still-usable east shaft…