More train travel? In Switzerland, over 160 trains run daily per route – significantly more than in all our neighboring countries.
The so-called route network load is calculated by dividing the reported train-kilometers from passenger and freight traffic by the total length of the route network. The reported train-kilometers correspond to the sum of the kilometers traveled by all train journeys in a defined period. When calculating the total length, it does not matter whether the route is single or double track. In Switzerland, 85% of the trains are passenger traffic and 15% freight traffic. In Austria, the ratio is 73% to…
The so-called route network load is calculated by dividing the reported train-kilometers from passenger and freight traffic by the total length of the route network. The reported train-kilometers correspond to the sum of the kilometers traveled by all train journeys in a defined period. When calculating the total length, it does not matter whether the route is single or double track. In Switzerland, 85% of the trains are passenger traffic and 15% freight traffic. In Austria, the ratio is 73% to…