Terminal Aarau

The terminal is located close to Aarau railway station, in central-northern Switzerland. There are daily trains to Germany, Italy, Belgium and southern Switzerland.

 

The terminal represents an important hub for the import/export and domestic traffic, with an intersection opportunity with the single wagonload network Swiss Split.

 

UIC code of the rail connection point: 85 02136 0

Facts & figures

 

Surface33,000 m2
Storage surface      1,200 m2
Mobile cranes3
Max. crane capacity40 t

Type of units

Containers from 20' to 45'

Swap bodies

Semi-trailers

Terminal tractor

1

Transhipment tracks1 x 200 m
4 x 300 m
Max. capacity 6 train pairs per day
Services

Refreshment room

Parking space

Toilettes for drivers

Contact

Terminal Aarau

Hupac Intermodal AG

Steinachermattweg 12

CH-5033 Buchs

Tel. +41 58 8558732

terminal.aarau@hupac.com

 

 

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Securing capacity for freight traffic; protecting modal shift

Switzerland's freight transport industry welcomes the solutions that have been worked out for rail freight transport following the devastating accident in the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The task now is to make optimal use of the replacement capacities and to successively expand them in order to secure supplies and protect the modal shift.

21.08.2023 - Due to the accident in the Gotthard base tunnel on 10 August, a backlog of trains and loading units has built up along the Rhine-Alpine corridor despite the low demand resulting from the holidays. Switzerland does have diversion options via the Gotthard mountain route and the Lötschberg/Simplon route. But these cannot accommodate the full volume of the route via the Gotthard base tunnel because of profile and capacity restrictions.

 

The opening of the undamaged tube in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, announced for 23 August, will provide relief for Switzerland's supply and transit traffic. SBB Infrastructure will provide 90 train paths per day for freight trains with a 4-metre profile. Together with 20 diversionary train paths via the Gotthard mountain route for conventional wagonload traffic and a residual capacity via Lötschberg-Simplon, a considerable part of the necessary train path capacity for transalpine freight traffic through Switzerland is created in planning terms.

 

In order to use or expand this capacity as effectively as possible, the freight transport industry recommends the following criteria and measures:

  1. Utilisation of the undamaged east tunnel of the Gotthard Base Tunnel exclusively for freight traffic and with priority for trains with a 4-metre profile.
  2. Successively maximise the capacity of the Gotthard base tunnel by increasing speeds and using all available track sections throughout the tunnel.
  3. Use of the mountain route for passenger traffic and for conventional wagonload trains which do not require a 4-metre profile and which, because of their low weight, are not dependent on costly multiple traction.
  4. Utilisation of the available capacity on the Lötschberg line and its access routes in the south by means of appropriate measures.
  5. Active operational management using all available parking and buffer capacities.
  6. Close coordination by SBB Infrastructure with the neighbouring infrastructure managers in the south and in the north in the sense of a crisis management, in order to adapt timetables and to avoid or overcome inefficiencies caused by construction sites and other irregularities on the diversion and access routes, as quickly as possible.

One thing is clear: until the second tube is in operation, the single-tube capacity of the Gotthard must be reserved exclusively for freight traffic. This is because the Gotthard base tunnel, together with the Ceneri base tunnel and the continuous 4-metre corridor from border to border, fulfils an essential prerequisite for the exchange of goods on the north-south axis and for the legally binding modal shift policy. While passenger traffic can benefit from a solid and reliable transport offer via the mountain route, freight traffic is threatened with a major shift back to the roads, with massive congestion on the A2 between Basel and Chiasso, if sufficient capacity is not available over a longer period of time.

 

Preventing this is the central concern of all rail freight operators. They are committed to making the best possible use of the available capacity by acting flexibly and cooperating pragmatically, with the aim of guaranteeing logistics a reliable, marketable rail transport service even in this difficult situation.

 

Contacts

ASTAG            André Kirchhofer, a.kirchhofer@astag.ch

BLS Cargo      Michael Rüfer, michael.ruefer@bls.ch

DB Cargo        Martin Brunner, martin.brunner@deutschebahn.com

Hupac             Irmtraut Tonndorf, itonndorf@hupac.com

Railcare           Philip Wegmüller, philipp.wegmueller@railcare.ch

VAP                 Frank Furrer, furrer@cargorail.ch

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CH-6830 Chiasso

Tel. +41 58 8558800

 

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