Hupac is a railway company in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. Hupac's Shuttle Net has 110 intermodal trains per day across

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

. Hupac also offers a

rolling highway In rail transportation, a rolling highway or rolling road is a form of combined transport involving the conveying of road trucks by rail, referred to as Ro-La trains. The concept is a form of piggyback transportation. The technical challeng ...

from

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...

. In 2009, volumes carried fell by 13.5%, to 607,284 road shipments; but profit increased. In 2010, traffic volumes increased by 13.7%. Hupac has been in the

intermodal freight transport Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (e.g., rail, ship, aircraft, and truck), without any handling of the freight itself when changing ...

industry for 30 years. In August 2010 Hupac took a 25% stake in

Crossrail Crossrail is a railway construction project mainly in central London. Its aim is to provide a high-frequency hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system crossing the capital from suburbs on the west to east, by connecting two major railway ...

. In September 2010 Hupac joined with

SBB Cargo * it, FFS Cargo SA , type = Subsidiary , logo = SBB CFF FFS Cargo logo.svg , logo_size = 300px , foundation = 1999 , location_city = Olten , location_country = Switzerland , industry = Rail Transport , revenue = CHF 953 million (2013) ...

to form a joint venture called

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. SBB Cargo International is due to commence operations at ...

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

UIRR The UIRR, short for "Union internationale pour le transport combiné Rail-Route" (or: International Union for Road-Rail combined transport) is a European organisation promoting intermodal transport. It was founded in 1970, and celebrated its 40th a ...

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Hupac website
Railway companies of Switzerland Railway companies of Italy Rail freight transport in Switzerland UIRR Railway companies established in 1967 Swiss companies established in 1967 Italian companies established in 1967

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