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Hupac: “Necessary to expand the railway lines on the left bank of the Rhine in France”

Guest authors
September 9, 2024
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In cooperation with an international group of partners, Swiss rail operator Hupac organised a diversion of the Rhine Valley route on non-electrified railways along the…

First test trains cross the restored tube of the Gotthard Base Tunnel

Marco Raimondi
August 19, 2024
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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…

Hupac to implement temporary service to respond to Rhine Valley line closure

Marco Raimondi
July 29, 2024
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The Rhine Valley line near Rastatt, in Germany, will be closed between 9 and 30 August 2024. Alternative routes within the country are not optimal,…

SBB Cargo France has no plans to take over Fret SNCF routes

Marco Raimondi
April 15, 2024
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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 an alternative to the German Rhine Valley”. A spokesperson from the company specified that there are no current plans to take over services from Fret SNCF, which is undergoing a…

SBB’s black results cannot hide single wagonload financial bleed-out

Nikos Papatolios
March 15, 2024
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The Swiss SBB Group brought its finances back to the black in 2023 for the first time since 2019. Strong passenger transport performance led the Group’s recovery. Cargo performance was still in the red for 2023, despite the closing gap of losses (-40 million francs against -191 million francs in 2022). At the same time, […]