New Railway Industrial Facility (NSIF)

Arbedo Castione, Switzerland

Train maintenance facilities

Project

The NSIF project involves the design and construction of a new industrial building for train maintenance, including administrative spaces and logistics warehouses.

Key Data

  • The building is divided into 4 main sections combined into a single volume, with a total of 850,000 m³ and 66,500 m² of gross floor area;
  • Dimensions: 370 m in length, 170 m in width, and 24 m in height;
  • Steel structure with reduced bulk and spans reaching up to 50 m in length;
  • A portion of the building is dedicated to management and skills development, with offices, administration, procurement, and training rooms;
  • Highly automated logistics with high localized loads on two levels and a distribution system using autonomous guided movers.

Total cost

Building cost: CHF 285 Mln

Total project cost: CHF 755 Mln

Pini fee (100%): CHF 2.9 Mln

Timeframe

2019 - 2027

Customer

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)

Services

  • Client's representative
  • Project owner support
  • High level supervision
  • Support for design
  • Independent Checking Engineer (ICE)

Project Phases

  • Preliminary studies (SIA 21-22)
  • Preliminary design (SIA 31)
  • Final design (SIA 32)
  • Permit-obtaining procedure (SIA 33)
  • Tender design (SIA 41)
  • Construction design (SIA 51)
  • Construction (SIA 52)
  • Commissioning, completion (SIA 53)

Date: 25.01.2019