photo: Mühlanger / ÖBB/New shell for Swiss freeway tunnel arrives by train: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group brings 60,000 tons over the Arlberg
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, Europe's leading rail logistics provider, has been transporting 20 wagons loaded with prefabricated concrete segments for a highway tunnel from Tyrol to Switzerland once a week since April 2021, equating to a total volume of 60,000 tons of cargo.
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As a result of this efficient end-to-end transport, more than 4,100 truck journeys have been avoided. The transport of the concrete segments is part of a major project carried out by ÖBB Rail Cargo Group for Katzenberger GmbH, which won the contract for the production of the segments. The elements are intended for the rehabilitation of the Kerenzerberg highway tunnel in Filzbach, Switzerland.
Transport preparations began in the spring of 2020, and the train is scheduled to depart once a week until the beginning of 2023. The segments are loaded using a gantry crane onto low-floor wagons, which are then transported by rail.
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ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is also responsible for transshipment and truck on-carriage of the segments, managing the project from booking request to final delivery. This is an excellent example of multimodal logistics, which combines the advantages of different modes of transport and allows the customer to work out end-to-end transport solutions from the first to the last mile.
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