Stephanie Bscheid

Rail Freight Corridor Rhine-Alpine EWIV

As one of eleven European Rail Freight Corridors, the RFC Rhine-Alpine increases the attractiveness and efficiency of international rail freight traffic in order to foster competitiveness and to promote a modal shift from road to rail in the European freight transport market. RFC Rhine-Alpine links the countries Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. It has a total of 3,900 km of corridor lines, is connected to 6 seaports and is used by over 100,000 freight trains annually. By working on our six focus topics defined in a joint Memorandum of Understanding agreed on by all involved Transport Ministries we want to make a shift to rail happen. We - improve international path offer - coordinate transparent information on international temporary capacity restrictions - Increase cross-border operability by harmonizing technical and regulatory requirements - Support ETCS roll-out - Monitor our performance and - Improve coordination on International Contingency Management and re-routings in case of disruptions. Giving transparent information and cooperating closely with infrastructure managers, allocation bodies and partners along the entire logistics chain are of utmost importance for us. You have a greater interest in our work and would like to learn more about our current projects? Then we kindly invite you to visit our website: www.corridor-rhine-alpine.eu