{"id":432447,"date":"2026-05-19T22:08:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=71245"},"modified":"2026-05-19T22:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:08:33","slug":"sbb-cargo-to-implement-new-model-to-make-single-wagonload-profitable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=432447","title":{"rendered":"SBB Cargo to implement new model to make single wagonload profitable"},"content":{"rendered":"

SBB Cargo is introducing a new production model for single wagonload (SWL) services in Switzerland, which will be effective as of December 2026. \u201cAround 200 employees will experience changes, mostly a change of workplace. Layoffs are the exception\u201d, SBB said.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The new system, the company claimed, \u201cwill increase capacity utilisation, reduce costs and ensure a nationwide service\u201d. Currently, in fact, single wagonload services are loss-making, constituting a burden for the group\u2019s finances. With the new model, single wagonload should become \u2018self-sustaining\u2019 by 2033, as stipulated by the Swiss government.<\/p>\n

Up until then, public aid will have to take care of it. A few months ago, SBB Cargo confirmed it will be the sole provider of SWL in Switzerland at least for three more years<\/a>. To help, the Swiss confederation allocated 260 million francs (278 million euros) until 2029 for compensation and investments. Under this agreement, the company will have to reinvest eventual profits coming from SWL to develop this very same sector.<\/p>\n

50 service points no longer served<\/h2>\n

In concrete terms, the new model implemented by SBB Cargo means that \u201caround 50 service points (currently around 280) with insufficient demand will no longer be served in the\u201d SWL network. This move would still allow the movement of 98% of the current volumes, SBB said. The company specified that these 50 facilities will continue to handle block trains upon customer requests.<\/p>\n

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In red, the service points where SLW services will be interrupted. Image: \u00a9 SBB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Swiss Association of the Shipping Industry (VAP) is asking for further clarifications, especially about the claim that most of the volumes will be kept despite reducing service points by almost a fifth. \u201cIf service points are discontinued, the shippers affected are faced with the practical question of how their freight can continue to be handled by rail in a way that is feasible, plannable and economical\u201d, VAP said in a press release.<\/p>\n

The main issue, the association added, is not whether or not 98% of the volumes will be maintained, but also how affected companies will continue to operate without too many obstacles. They are thus asking for transparency when it comes to implementing the measures, realistic solutions for smaller companies who cannot fill a block trains by themselves and \u201can immediate cessation of additional burdens.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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