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Switzerland counts the cost of Germany's endless rail works

Construction works and reliability failures on Germany's rail network are eroding the competitiveness of the alpine transit corridor, with rail's market share in Swiss transalpine freight falling from 74 per cent in 2022 to 69 per cent, according to Christa Hostettler, director of Switzerland's…

Roadworks drag performance

Hupac pushes hub strategy as punctuality slumps

The Swiss intermodal operator stated that 44 per cent of its trains ran on time in 2025, underlining how extensive engineering work is undermining combined transport. A service counts as late when it arrives more than an hour behind schedule. Even…

National wealth fund becomes new owner

Rail freight operator Lineas reverts to Belgian state ownership

Belgium's state holding company SFPIM is retaking full control of Lineas, the country's dominant rail freight operator, a decade after the business was privatised. The European Commission cleared the deal on 14 April, approving the buyout of French…

Swiss safety plan risks disrupting Europe’s rail‑freight system

Switzerland’s move to tighten safety standards for freight wagons is creating friction across Europe and could unsettle cross‑border rail operations, DVZ International has learned. The planned rules on wheel inspections, minimum diameters and thermal…

FS Logistix cuts losses despite volume slide

Italy's state railway freight unit FS Logistix improved its financial performance in 2025 even as traffic volumes fell and macroeconomic conditions deteriorated. The group reported an EBIT of minus 43 million euros, a 41 per cent improvement on the…

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New Italy–Sweden rail link

TX Logistik opens longest corridor in its European network

TX Logistik has launched a new north–south service linking Castelguelfo in northern Italy with Frövi in central Sweden, forming the longest continuous corridor in its European network. The weekly intermodal connection covers about 2,500 kilometres.…

MSC's rail arm gains ground in Swiss alpine transit

Medway, the rail subsidiary of MSC, has sharply increased its services through Switzerland. Its share of net‑tonne traffic on the Gotthard and Simplon corridors rose from 0.5 per cent at the beginning of 2024 to 2.5 per cent a year later. Even though…

Rail freight operator in crisis mode

SBB Cargo losses widen as restructuring gathers pace

Switzerland's national rail freight operator SBB Cargo lost money across all its main businesses in 2025, posting a group loss of 122 million Swiss francs, a deterioration of 60.5 per cent. A write-down on fixed assets drove much of the increase, but…

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SBB holds course on loss‑making wagonload and combined transport

Swiss Federal Railways' freight division is pressing ahead with both single‑wagonload and combined transport even though the two segments remain deeply unprofitable and continue to weigh heavily on the freight division. Management acknowledges the…

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