RAlpin train: price, schedule, booking

Get to know the RAlpin – a train, which transports heavy goods vehicles through Swiss Alps on Freiburg – Novara route. Check out the profits that come with this solution.

RAlpin train: price, schedule, booking

RAlpin train. Source: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1) What is a RoLa train?
2) Benefits of train transit
3) Details of train transit
4) Train transit step by step
5) Terminal locations
6) Price and booking

RAlpin: what is a RoLa train?

RAlpin is a RoLa train (Rollende Landstraße). It may also be called the Rolling Highway. It is a type of intermodal transport that involves transporting trucks by rail on low loader wagons. This solution is usually implemented in alpine countries, mostly in Austria and Switzerland, where a lot of traffic regulations for HGVs function.

RAlpin: benefits of train transit

Freiburg – Novara train offers satisfying amount of benefits, despite the fact that the crossing takes more time than road journey.

  • Travel time allows drivers to rest,
  • You can avoid road congestion,
  • Lack of Swiss customs formalities for transits,
  • You avoid night and Sunday travel ban in Switzerland for vehicles over 3,5 tons,
  • Reducing of transport costs,
  • Emission reducing.

RAlpin: details of train transit

RAlpin trainis cruising between Freiburg in south-western Germany and Novara near Milan in Italy. The train goes across Switzerland and covers the distance of 414 km in 10 hours.

The train operator offers in total 94 departures a week in both directions (47 departures a week one way). Each train can take up to 24 trucks.

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Freiburg – Novara train route. Source: ralpin.com

RAlpin: train transit step by step

Check out how the transit with RAlpin train works in detail.

  • Check-in at the terminal at least one hour before the departure,
  • Safety checks of technical aspects,
  • Drivers drive their trucks onto the Rolling Highway,
  • The train sets off on a 10-hour journey,
  • Drivers can rest in passenger car during the journey,
  • The train arrives at its destination,
  • Drivers drive their truck off the Rolling Highway.

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RAlpin train. Source: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED

RAlpin: terminal locations

Below you will find the exact addresses of the terminals where trucks load onto the RAlpin train.

Freiburg terminal

RAlpin Deutschland GmbH
c/o SVG
Hermann-Mitsch-Strasse 1
79108 Freiburg
Germany

Novara terminal

RAlpin AG
c/o Fidia SpA
Via Alessandro Sozzetti 7
28100 Novara
Italy

RAlpin: price and booking

Freiburg – Novara train can be booked via PROMY24.COM. There is a search engine on our main website “Your cargo booking”, which allows you to check out the price and make a reservation.

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If you wish to book a journey with RAlpin, following information is necessary:

  • Registration numbers of truck and trailer,
  • Type of vehicle,
  • Number of drivers,
  • Total weight of vehicle.

If your vehicle is transporting hazardous cargo, you are obliged to report this fact while placing an order.

If you know that your booking is not going to be used, please send us a request to cancel the booking. One change in the booking is allowed, without extra fees. Following changes are paid. All changes an cancellations must be reported up to 7 hours before train’s departure. RAlpin’s operator has LATE CANCEL and NO SHOW fees for case when the truck does not show up in the terminal.

If you are interested in more information about RAlpin, the Rolling Highway, write to uas at bok@promy24.com or call us +48 502 310 375.
 

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