{"id":314452,"date":"2025-11-10T18:52:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=67243"},"modified":"2025-11-10T18:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:52:50","slug":"coop-increases-rail-freight-share-with-new-zurich-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=314452","title":{"rendered":"Coop increases rail freight share with new Zurich hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Swiss supermarket chain Coop has inaugurated a new rail freight terminal in Zurich. \u201cOver 70 stores in the city will now be supplied by rail thanks to this innovative project\u201d, the company said.<\/strong><br \/>\n<span id=\"more-67243\"><\/span>Goods will travel on freight trains between the distribution centre in Schafisheim to Zurich, removing 58,000 trucks from the city roads every year. For the return journeys, trains will be loaded with empty containers and waste, such as PET bottles returned to supermarkets, Coop specified.<\/p>\n<h2>Coop\u2019s railCare<\/h2>\n<p>Coop can count on its own rail freight operator, railCare. The company became part of the Coop group in 2010. With 19 locomotives, over 1,000 swap bodies and more than 500 employees, railCare supplies Coop supermarkets across Switzerland but also provides services to third parties. \u201cWith the new rail hub, we are demonstrating that sustainable transport solutions are not just a vision, but a lived reality at Coop\u201d, said the group\u2019s CEO Philipp Wyss.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"max-width: 100%; margin: 20px auto; border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fluid alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coop-freight-train.jpg\" alt=\"A Coop freight train entering the city of Zurich. \u00a9 Dario H\u00e4usermann\" width=\"1418\" height=\"843\" \/><figcaption style=\"padding: 10px 15px; font-size: 14px; background: #f8f8f8; text-align: left; color: #555;\">A Coop freight train entering the city of Zurich. 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