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Competition lifts rail's share of Swiss transalpine market

By and Dr Dirk Stahl2005-05-01T10:00:00

Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands have opened their rail networks to competition, and the impact on freight crossing the Swiss Alps has been dramatic. Last year rail increased its road+rail modal share to 65%, far higher than any other cross-border flow in Europe

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