At the end of 2021, Cargo sous terrain AG ( CST ) received the go-ahead from Parliament for plans to move part of Switzerland's freight transport underground. As a result, CST can now draw on the investors' funds for the building permit phase, the company said in a press release . The next step is to prepare the approval procedures in the cantons along the first section of the tunnel. Structure planning procedures are scheduled for the end of this year in the cantons of Aargau, Solothurn and Zurich.
The first leg is to run from Härkingen SO to Zurich Airport. CST is currently examining suitable hub locations, according to the press release. An agreement was reached with Flughafen Zürich AG , which has a stake in the company, to connect the airport with the first leg. CST is contributing to the junction from the main tunnel and a vertical conveyor. The airport operator is responsible for the construction of the logistics terminal building.
At the same time, work is being done on expanding the network across Switzerland. Important milestones have been reached here in recent months, writes CST. The communication mentions the connection to Eastern Switzerland. Here, CST carried out a potential analysis with the cantons of St.Gallen and Thurgau. It has shown "that the extension of the network to St.Gallen is technically and economically promising". A feasibility study in cooperation with the cantons of Vaud and Geneva has shown a corresponding potential for French-speaking Switzerland.
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