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The Alps' longest railway tunnel
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Jun 22, 2007
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major railway projects,
transalpine transport,
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
passenger transport,
transalpine transport
Last weekend saw the official inauguration ceremony of the Lötschberg base tunnel in Switzerland after a construction period of eight years. At 34.6 km it is the third longest railway tunnel in the world. The new link between the Bernese Oberland and the Valais drastically reduces the journey time.
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New publication on freight traffic transiting through the Alpine region
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Jun 06, 2007
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Jul 07, 2021 01:21 AM
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transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
transport policy, transport planning
(6.6.2007) A new book entitled "SWOMM - Scientific Workshop on Mountain Mobility and Transport" published as part of the Interreg IIIB project AlpFRail summarises the results of the international workshops SWOMM 2005 and SWOMM 2006.
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Alpine transit exchange - a feasible, efficient and cost-effactive solution
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Jun 02, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport
An Alpine transit exchange is seen as a viable option for promoting a shift from road to rail for transalpine heavy goods vehicle traffic. A report commissioned by the Swiss Ministry of Transport has confirmed the technical feasibility and economic acceptability of such a solution.
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Increased heavy goods traffic on the Brenner route
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Dec 16, 2004
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport
In 2004 more than fifty percent fewer trucks were carried by the RoLa piggyback services on the Brenner railway than in the previous year. Whereas 140,000 HGVs used the rail link in 2003, the figure for 2004 was a mere 60,000. In contrast, truck traffic on the Brenner motorway increased by a monthly average of twenty percent (in the period January to October).
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Landmark NEAT Project under pressure to cut costs
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Oct 08, 2004
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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major railway projects,
transalpine transport,
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
road pricing,
principle of true costs
According to the Swiss Federal Office for Transport total costs of Switzerland's "New Alps Transversal Route" (NEAT) are likely to be CHF 302 m higher than calculated in the summer, due essentially to geological fault zones, uncertainties about the planned route and costly rail securing techniques.
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Ministers of alpine countries: More road safety and alternatives to road traffic
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May 19, 2004
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Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM
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traffic transfer,
transport policy, transport planning,
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
road tunnels,
transalpine transport
At a meeting in Switzerland the transport ministers of alpine countries underlined their commitment to improve road safety in cross-alpine HGV traffic in a joint and concerted effort adapted to the needs of the alpine countries, and to bolster the policy of transporting HGV traffic by rail. The meeting was attended by representatives from Germany, France, Italy, Austria and the EU Commission.
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