Topic: Basel

Semi-trailer traffic Switzerland approves Basel-France 4-metre clearance corridor

The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has granted approval for a corridor for semi-trailer traffic via France. As part of the works, the rail…
4-metre profile The path for semi-trailers along Rhine’s left bank starts in Basel

The Rhine-Alpine axis is an example of how the rail freight industry needs valid alternative routes to be resilient and competitive. The railway along the…
Wankdorf - Ostermundigen SBB announces new rail tunnel in Bern to boost capacity for freight and passengers alike

The Swiss state rail operator and infrastructure manager SBB is going to build a new rail tunnel in Bern. Even if it is only 440…
DB completes six-track-bundle upgrade in Basel

The line between Basel and Karlsruhe is one of the main bottlenecks for rail freight along the Rhine-Alpine Corridor. Now, some improvements are expected as…
The Rotterdam-Swissterminal connection became direct to avoid German network nuisance

Since early January 2023, the rail connection between the port of Rotterdam and Frenkendorf (Basel) and Niederglatt (Zürich) has become direct without passing through Neuss…
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…

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The 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…
Karlsruhe-Basel section reopened, industry demands compensation

The disrupted railway line between Karlsruhe and Basel is open for traffic from today, after nearly two months of limited capacity on Europe’s main north-south artery.…
DB: 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…