Swiss train paths: carriers demand lower prices
The partial revision of the ordinance on access to the railway network access adopted by the Swiss federal office of transport (FOT) provides for an increase of the wear factor by 18.5%. At the same time, energy costs are to rise again: by 16.7% from 2024.
For the logistics providers Hupac, DB Cargo, BLS Cargo and Rail Care, these two elements are the decisive figures in the mix of infrastructure costs for freight traffic. In a joint response to the consultation procedure, the companies demand not to increase the wear factor and to reduce the price for railway electricity to the 2022 level of 11 Rp/kWH in order to maintain the economic efficiency of railfreight.
The four intermodal players also call for incentives to ensure a maximal utilisation of train paths and a more efficient deployment of long trains. (ben)