another one bites the dust

Novara-Freiburg rolling highway to cease operations at the end of the year

RAlpin trains like this one will no longer be running from the end of the year. Image: ©  RAlpin

The rolling highway service between Italy and Germany will be discontinued at the end of 2025. The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) accepted the request from RAlpin, the company operating the service to interrupt traffic three years before previously agreed upon “due to an unexpected number of restrictions on the rail network”.

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Author: Marco Raimondi

Marco Raimondi is an editor of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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