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Shunting yards are important exchange nodes for those intermodal freight flows that are too small for frequent direct point-to-point shuttle connections. To maintain a daily or more frequent shuttle service, trains need to have a certain minimum length and loading degree to be economical. However, by bundling such small freight volumes (consolidation), it is still possible to achieve a frequent connection. Such bundling networks could be line networks, hub-and-spoke networks or collection-and-distribution networks (Figure 12.1). At the start and end points of these networks, trucks take care of drayage to and from the shipper or receiver.
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Bontekoning, Y., Trip, J.J. (2004). Rail-rail Hub-terminals as an Alternative for Shunting: An Explorative Comparative Case Study. In: Beuthe, M., Himanen, V., Reggiani, A., Zamparini, L. (eds) Transport Developments and Innovations in an Evolving World. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24827-9_12
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