Last year, transalpine road traffic via the Switzerland recorded the transits of 960 thousand trucks, 44 thousand more compared to 2023, vehicles that transported over 10.8 million of tons of goods (+4.8%). Transalpine railway services, with 25.7 million tonnes transported in 2024, -3.7% drop in volumes and last year the share of modal of rail has fallen from 72% to 70.3% due to - highlights the report on transalpine freight traffic published today by the Swiss Federal Office of Transport - of the numerous construction sites on railway lines. In particular, in 2024 there was recorded an exceptionally high number of restrictions due to to the construction sites on the north-south railway corridor, with the closure of the total for three weeks of the Rhine Valley section between Karlsruhe and Basel, which took place in the summer, which had a considerable impact on traffic since there are no alternative routes efficient unless there are significant lengthening of the route. In Italy, In addition, last year they were also closed for a long time the Luino section and the Milan-Domodossola section.

Road transport in transalpine freight traffic in 2024 through Switzerland, on the other hand, took place essentially in on a regular basis. The only notable exception was the partial closure of the A13 motorway in Mesolcina for several weeks due to bad weather. This has resulted in the transfer of truck transits from San Bernardino to San Bernardino Gotthard.