In the Swiss transalpine traffic the goods travels more and more on track



In 2014 Switzerland it has recorded an increment of +2.0% of the transalpine traffic goods that is piled to 38,7 million tons regarding 38,0 million tons in the year precedence. In the first semester of the 2014 rate of growth clearly more +3.6%) of that of second half of the year (+0.4% are elevated ().

Moreover - the last relationship of the Helvetic federal Office of transports (UFT evidences) on the transalpine traffic goods - last year the railroad of new has gained ground in the transport of goods through the Swiss Alps. The increase has been pairs to +3.5% and has allowed with the railroad, that it has transported 26,0 million tons of goods, to reach a market share of 67.3%. Instead the volume of transport on the road, that it has been pairs to 12,7 million tons, it is diminished of the -1,0% and the number of truck transits has been reduced of -1,6% coming down to the 1,0 million one vehicles, the number more low never found in last the 20 years.

The market share of earned 67.3% from the railroad more constitutes the elevated percentage from the introduction in 2001 of the tax on the which proportioned heavy traffic to performances (TTPCP), that it establishes that the number of the transits of trucks through the Alps is reduced to 650.000 the year within 2018. The transport of goods on track is increased in slightly advanced measure on the axis of Saint Gottardo regarding that of the Sempione. For according to consecutive year the classic transport in complete wagons it has been the segment with the increase more elevated (total +4.7%, with a +17.4% on the axis of Saint Gottardo and a -20,7% on the Sempione). Also the arranged transport accompanied has not made to record a increase (+3.3% total; -2,7% Saint Gottardo; +13.5% Sempione). According to the UFT, "decisive to this end it has been, among other things, the greater existing competition inside of the field that has favorite the realization of more favorable offers".

Moreover the UFT has found that "the economic situation has represented the main factor of the evolution of the transalpine traffic goods on the road and on track. While from the 2013 majority of the Countries of the European Union it has made of new recording positive rates of growth - it has specified the federal Office - Italy in 2014 has entered in recession; consequently in the second half of the year last year the increase of the traffic on track has been smaller that in the first semester and the volume of the transports on the road is diminished".