Shuttle train
A shuttle train (also known as a shuttle train ) is a train that connects its start and destination station with a fixed train composition in direct traffic , usually without stopping. These trains can be both passenger trains and freight trains .
Examples
Shuttle trains are used particularly in car train traffic. The Sylt shuttle connects the island of Sylt with the mainland. The Eurotunnel Shuttle connects the stations of Folkestone in England with Calais in Northern France through the Eurotunnel . In Austria there with the Tauernschleuse a connection to the freeway Tauern tunnel to bypass. So-called car loading is particularly common in Switzerland, for example on the Oberalp Pass , the Simplon Pass , the Lötschberg , the Furka Pass , and through the Vereina tunnel (in Klosters Selfranga and Saglians). Car transport used to be available on the Gotthard Pass and Albula Pass .
In passenger shuttle trains also be used, such as to open up the car-free Zermatt the shuttle trains Tasch-Zermatt . Shuttle trains are used especially in the special train service at major events to bring the crowds from distant points to the event location. People movers who connect different terminals at airports are also known as airport shuttles.
In the container train shuttle trains also be used. These commute between different transshipment stations and ports at high frequency . The containers are reloaded in the transshipment stations instead of the laborious and time-consuming shunting of the wagons in the marshalling yards . In the Austria-wide National Intermodal Network Austria - NINA of Rail Cargo Austria, the country's transshipment stations are connected with shuttle trains several times a week.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kombiverkehr: Glossary
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Federal Office of Transport glossary: "Shuttle train"
- ↑ Institute for Transport Planning and Transport Systems at the ETH Zurich: "Glossary of Public Transport"
- ↑ RailCargoAustria: "NINA - National Intermodal Network Austria" ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
