EFRTC General Meeting
Zurich, 26th-27th of May, 2011
Welcome
• Welcome to the General meeting of the EFRTC in Zurich
• Thanks to Martin Benkler from Sersa Group and all his team, who organized all the events of this meeting, for us and our spouses
The Swiss Railroad – High density
• 5000 km railroad, of which 3680 km of normal gauge
• 99% electrified• 8000 bridges, 760 tunnels, tight curves• One station every 3 km• Interval timetable increasingly on half-hourly
basis 93.8 trains/day on each track• 437 Mio passengers, 62 Mio tons cargo/year• Zurich main station: over 2900 train
departures per day
The Swiss Association
• Founded in 2001, 23 members today, 3000 employees,• Private companies specialising in
– Track construction and maintenance– Welding– Overhead contact lines– Signalling– Traction power– Manual operations
• Objectives– Represent members to authorities, railway
companies, scientific institutions, etc.– Promote as qualified private companies– Support members in fair competition
Thank you
