{"id":331806,"date":"2025-12-17T20:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=68161"},"modified":"2025-12-17T20:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:57:11","slug":"switzerland-approves-basel-france-4-metre-clearance-corridor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=331806","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland approves Basel-France 4-metre clearance corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has granted approval for a corridor for semi-trailer traffic via France. As part of the works, the rail corridor between Basel and the French border will be adapted to facilitate 4-metre high trains.<\/strong><br \/>\n<span id=\"more-68161\"><\/span>The upgrades will allow for freight trains with semi-trailers of four metres tall to travel via France to the Gotthard and L\u00f6tschberg base tunnels of the NRLA (New Rail Link through the Alps) &#8211; a Swiss construction project for faster north\u2013south rail links across the mountains. In total, the work costs around 114 million Swiss francs (around 122 million euros).<\/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fluid alignnone\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4mK-Basel-Projektperimeter.jpeg\" alt=\"The section of track between the French border and Basel SBB station showing profile adjustments for taller freight trains\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1124\" \/><figcaption style=\"padding: 10px 15px; font-size: 14px; background: #f8f8f8; text-align: left; color: #555;\">The section of track in question between the French border and Basel SBB station. The red track is where the profile adjustments for taller freight trains and the track renewal are taking place. Image: \u00a9 SBB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Modifications to the infrastructure are needed between the Basel St. Johann and Basel SBB stations. Those include lowering the tracks in two tunnels and two road overpasses. Infrastructure manager SBB will also carry out some routine work in the process, which will start in April 2026 and last until late 2029. As a result of the improvements, more transalpine freight traffic should shift from road to rail, according to FOT.<\/p>\n<p>In order to facilitate rail freight across the entire left bank of the Rhine to the NRLA, France also needs to make some investments. FOT explains that both parties have signed declarations of intent to that end, and the expansion projects are currently in development.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"readmore\">\n<div class=\"readmore-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/intermodal\/2025\/06\/30\/the-path-for-semi-trailers-along-rhines-left-bank-starts-in-basel\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-two-Birsig-bridges-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"readmore-thumbnail\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"readmore-info\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/intermodal\/2025\/06\/30\/the-path-for-semi-trailers-along-rhines-left-bank-starts-in-basel\/\" class=\"readmore-title\">The path for semi-trailers along Rhine&#8217;s left bank starts in Basel<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has granted approval for a corridor for semi-trailer traffic via France. 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