UPDATE: Swisstrain Granted Right-of-Way on Closed Rhine Valley Corridor
21st August 2017
Story update, 21 Aug:
The Swisstrain has been granted right-of-way for an alternative routing during the closing of the railway line between Rastatt and Baden-Baden.
The replacement schedule to connect the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp via the hub Neuss with Frenkendorf/Basel has thus come into effect as initially planned. Despite the closure of the Rhine valley rail corridor, the Swisstrain is still able to link the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp with Frenkendorf close to Basel via the hub Neuss. The temporary routing will go via the German cities of Singen and Stuttgart and lasts until further notice. Due to this diversion, the length of the train is limited to 550 m.
Following the closure of the railway line between the German cities of Rastatt and Baden-Baden, the Swisstrain has developed a replacement schedule for rail freight transport between the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp and the terminal in Frenkendorf/Basel.
The company, a transport product offered by Frenkendorf-based Swissterminal AG, has requested DB Netz to grant right-of-way for an alternative routing and expects this to be approved by the end of this week. As soon as this has happened, more details on the new schedule coming into effect in week 35, will be published.
Alternatively, container transport by barge between the two ports and Basel is possible.
Bookings can be made via the sales team at Swisstrain directly.
Swissterminal AG, as the Swisstrain’s operator,says its also urgently asking DB Netz “to implement an effective emergency plan and inform all involved parties as soon as possible”.