Cargo sous terrain is helping to rethink freight transport
Cargo sous terrain (CST) makes an important contribution to logistics in Switzerland by providing a complementary transport route.
As a privately funded, automated logistics system, CST primarily transports goods underground. This helps relieve congestion in cities and along transport routes, reduce CO₂ emissions and preserve valuable land.
Answers and insights into the CST project
The Cargo sous terrain project is being implemented by people, for people. We answer the most important questions and introduce you to the team behind it.
Changes to the CST Board of Directors
As part of the refocusing of activities and reduction in staff numbers announced in September 2025, the composition of the CST Board of Directors is also gradually being realigned. At the beginning of October 2025, Susanne Sesselmann and Peter Sutterlüti stepped down...
Federal government supports the vision, but requests further clarification
A meeting with the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC), the cantons and the City of Zurich on 22 September confirmed Cargo sous terrain's (CST) assessment that the conditions for implementing the first section are not...
Cargo sous terrain is positioning itself for the future.
By adapting to current conditions, CST is laying the foundation for the project's successful further development. CST has demonstrated that its proposed underground logistics system, which is sustainable and environmentally friendly, is technologically and...
What is behind the cable car technology?
Interview with Laurent Magnin, Head of Mechatronics What was the decisive argument for choosing a cable-driven transport system? Laurent Magnin, Head of Mechatronics at CST: As the project progressed, we were able to more precisely define our requirements for the...
