DB Cargo and ACTS launch Swiss construction trains

Date: 27 October 2026 — A new rail-linked construction logistics service has been operating in Switzerland since mid-August 2026, according to a Rail Market report. The weekly service, organised by ACTS together with GB Green Bizzozero and Fratelli Bizzozero and operated with traction from DB Cargo Switzerland, moves construction materials between Luterbach and sites in Ticino. Southbound trains carry gravel and sand to an asphalt producer in Ticino; northbound movements return excavation material to the Vigier landfill in Flumenthal, reducing empty runs.

The operation uses the ACTS roll-off container system to enable horizontal container handling and extend rail access to construction sites and production plants without direct rail links via truck feeder legs. DB Cargo Full Load Solutions (FLS) Switzerland is responsible for transport planning and coordination. The service runs at least one round trip per week, with capacity for up to two round trips when demand is higher. Commercial details such as project name, owner, value and financing are not publicly disclosed in the report. The information below summarises reported participants, responsibilities and verified operational parameters, based on the Rail Market article dated 27 October 2026.

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27 October 2026, Switzerland — According to a Rail Market report, ACTS, DB Cargo Full Load Solutions Switzerland (FLS), DB Cargo Switzerland, GB Green Bizzozero and Fratelli Bizzozero have launched a rail-linked construction logistics service that has been operating since mid-August 2026. The reported operation moves construction materials between Luterbach and construction sites/processing plants in Ticino, running at least one round trip per week and up to two when demand is higher.

Project facts

Project name: Not publicly disclosed

Location: Luterbach to Lugano and return routes to Vigier landfill in Flumenthal, Switzerland (reported)

Owner: Not publicly disclosed

Timing: Service operating since mid-August 2026; report published 27 October 2026

Scope: Weekly rail service for construction materials with road feeder legs; at least one round trip per week, up to two when demand is higher (reported)

Technical parameters: Uses the ACTS roll-off container system with horizontal container handling; traction provided by DB Cargo Switzerland (reported)

Value: Not publicly disclosed

Financing: Not publicly disclosed

Participants and responsibilities

Owner: Not publicly disclosed (report does not identify a project owner)

Operators/traction: DB Cargo Switzerland — provides traction for the service (according to the report)

Transport planning and coordination: DB Cargo Full Load Solutions (FLS) Switzerland — responsible for transport planning and coordination (according to the report)

Container system supplier/handling concept: ACTS — supplies and implements the ACTS roll-off container system enabling horizontal handling and truck connections for sites without direct rail access (according to the report)

Customer service and road feeder legs: ACTS together with GB Green Bizzozero and Fratelli Bizzozero — organise customer service and the road feeder operations connecting sites and plants to the rail service (according to the report)

Cargo and routing: Southbound trains carry gravel and sand from Luterbach to an asphalt producer in Ticino; northbound trains return excavation material from construction sites in Ticino to the Vigier landfill in Flumenthal, reducing empty runs (reported)

Contractor overview

ACTS — Role: supplier of the roll-off container system and horizontal handling concept; Scope: enables rail-road link for sites without direct rail access; Value: Not publicly disclosed; Source confidence: secondary media (Rail Market report)

DB Cargo Full Load Solutions Switzerland (FLS) — Role: transport planning and coordination; Scope: planning and coordination of the service; Value: Not publicly disclosed; Source confidence: secondary media (Rail Market report)

DB Cargo Switzerland — Role: traction provider; Scope: traction for the weekly service; Value: Not publicly disclosed; Source confidence: secondary media (Rail Market report)

GB Green Bizzozero and Fratelli Bizzozero — Role: customer service and road feeder legs; Scope: organisation of road feeders and customer interface for sites and plants without direct rail access; Value: Not publicly disclosed; Source confidence: secondary media (Rail Market report)

Commercial context

According to the Rail Market report, the service is currently scheduled to operate at least one round trip per week with capacity for up to two when demand requires. The route combines delivery of raw materials (gravel and sand) to an asphalt producer in Ticino with return movements carrying excavation material to the Vigier landfill in Flumenthal, an arrangement that reduces empty-running. The operational concept relies on the ACTS roll-off container system to allow horizontal container handling and truck intermodal legs, making rail use practicable for construction sites or production plants lacking direct rail access. The report does not disclose contract values, procurement method, long-term commitments, owner identity, or financing arrangements.

Sources

https://en.railmarket.com/news/freight-rail/65348-db-cargo-and-acts-launch-swiss-construction-trains — Rail Market

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DB Cargo and ACTS launch Swiss construction trains

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