Hupac is a railway company in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. Hupac's Shuttle Net has 108 intermodal trains per day across Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

. Hupac also offers a rolling highway

Rolling Highway

A rolling highway is a combined transport system to transport trucks by rail....

 from Basel

Basel

Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

 to Lugano

Lugano

Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...

. In 2009, volumes carried fell by 13.5%, to 607,284 road consignments; but profit increased. In 2010, traffic volumes increased by 13.7%.

Hupac has been in the intermodal freight transport

Intermodal freight transport

Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation , without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damages and...

 industry for 30 years.

In August 2010, Hupac took a 25% stake in Crossrail. In September 2010, Hupac joined with SBB Cargo

SBB Cargo

SBB Cargo is a subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways specialising in railfreight. Swiss Federal Railways is a former state-owned company that was transformed in 1999 into a joint-stock company under special legislation and divided up into three independent divisions: Passenger Traffic, Freight and...

 to form a joint venture called SBB Cargo International

SBB Cargo International

SBB Cargo International is a rail transport business founded as a joint venture between SBB Cargo and Hupac The headquarters will be at Olten. handling international rail freight in Europe...

, to be headquartered in Olten. Hupac is a member of the UIRR

UIRR

The UIRR, short for "Union internationale des sociétés de transport combiné Rail-Route" is a European organisation promoting intermodal transport. It was founded in 1970, and celebrated its 40th anniversary at a conference in Brussels.The UIRR is a partner of the UIC...

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