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Our offer.

Transport sector.

Transport.

Creating sustainable infrastructure with cablex.

The number and variety of modes of transport is growing constantly. Infrastructure being planned today must meet the demands of tomorrow’s developments. This requires a reliable and experienced partner with convincing references. The cablex portfolio includes the right experts for all the requirements along the product lifecycle.

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cablex as general contractor and project partner.

For 20 years cablex has been successfully implementing projects in road and rail transport. As an experienced partner, cablex provides partial services or manages major projects as a general contractor from planning, coordination and installation through to handover to the client. On top of this, we supply documentation for the work performed (DAW), train operational staff and offer services for ongoing operation. With our on-call and standby service throughout Switzerland, we ensure a high level of availability and thus reduce potential downtimes to a minimum.

Professional electrical installations.

cablex is an expert in classic high- and low-current as well as ICT installations. We also score points for our project experience as a specialist in overhead or underground installations in tunnels, railway stations and on roads.

Our offer.

  • High- and low-current and ICT installations
  • Customer information systems
  • Expertise for installations in the 50-hertz range
  • Supply and installation of cutting-edge lighting systems (LED tunnel lighting with state-of-the-art group control, track field lighting, etc.)
  • Evacuation systems
  • Service and maintenance 24/7 for all installations

Operational and safety equipment and road tunnel infrastructure.

Road tunnels must meet high safety standards. Here, the aim is to use modern traffic guidance systems and reliable signalling to maintain the traffic flow, avoid accidents and guarantee the safety of road users if an incident does occur. In this segment, cablex is an experienced partner you can rely on.

Our offer.

  • Installation of operational and safety equipment
  • Traffic management, signalling
  • Fire alarm and smoke sensors as well as the fire emergency lights prescribed for self-rescue, flashing lights for emergency exits, emergency telephones, lighting for SOS niches and emergency exits in the prescribed fire-resistance classes
  • Energy supply
  • Copper and fibre optic cables for energy, communication and earthing systems
  • Measurements and programming work for commissioning of systems in cooperation with renowned system suppliers

Safety in rail transport.

Construction projects like the Ceneri base tunnel or the LEB tunnel project in Lausanne are just two of the many references that cablex can provide in the rail infrastructure segment. Thanks to our many years of experience, we have an extensive portfolio and highly qualified specialist staff. Our industry knowledge ranges from modernisation of safety installations to securing the energy supply (medium- and low-voltage) – but why not take a look for yourself?

Our offer.

  • Experts in safety and self-rescue installations
  • Installation of illuminated hand rails as well as emergency and escape route lighting
  • Power supplies (medium- and low-voltage)
  • Project planning work for cable technology for SBB
  • Project planning across all SIA phases
  • Network construction experts for reliable energy, communication and earthing systems
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Competence in civil work.

cablex’s civil work division is a competent partner. Together with SBB, for example, we build track crossings in San Antonino in Ticino and thus help to ensure the railway infrastructure is preserved and further developed. But we are also a strong partner in underground cable installation.

Our offer:

  • Construction planning
  • Project planning for cable technology in rail transport
  • Civil work
  • Trenchless pipeline construction (pile driving, jacking, directional jacking)
  • Excavation work
  • Construction and reinforced concrete work (foundations for catenary masts, wireless antennas, etc.)
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Team reinforcement with personnel hire.

cablex offers resources for all kinds of work on tracks. As a client, you can hire well-trained specialist staff at all levels of qualification in track building for short- or long-term deployments.

Have we piqued your interest?

Our team of account managers looks forward to hearing from you.

Heinrich Braschler

Head of Account & Project Management

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Find out more about our projects in the transport sector.

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Reference project for evpass AG: fast charging at Lake Thun

Installing EV charging infrastructure on third-party property is rarely straightforward. In Hünibach, cablex delivered two 66 kW fast chargers for evpass AG: direct grid connection, 42-metre crane, single-source project responsibility.

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Signal installation at Honeret: what takes shape behind the barriers.

For nine years, cablex has been renewing the Northern Bypass of Zurich — night after night, section by section. A look into the Honeret section.

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An infrastructure modernisation project with a vision for the future.

Bubenholz tunnel: cablex modernises the lighting in parallel with live operations – no disruption, future-proof ahead of the 2030 refurbishment.

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Electricity grid infrastructure for energy suppliers.

cablex designs, builds and modernises electricity grid infrastructures for energy suppliers and distribution system operators throughout Switzerland.

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Copper has had its day – Switzerland is switching over.

cablex is turning the tables: instead of laying new lines, our teams are pulling old copper cables out of the ground throughout Switzerland.

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Solar energy for the future: successful installation on the WMO building.

The extensive installation of 198 solar panels on the WMO building in Geneva offers a capacity of 92 kilowatts and contributes to a sustainable power supply.

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The ESAF in Mollis is almost ready to kick off.

At the ESAF 2025, cablex will ensure a stable network infrastructure. Optical fibre, copper and mobile phone technology will ensure perfect connections.

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Fibre-optic power for your home.

Fast, uninterrupted Internet, digital television in top quality, and a reliable home office setup – optical fibre makes all this possible. On behalf of Swisscom, cablex brings this pioneering technology directly to your home.

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Construction of charging infrastructure for cars and HGVs.

cablex installs your charging infrastructure professionally – with practical examples that make technical and economic options transparent.

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28 single-family homes connected in three days – Optical fibre project in Gibswil.

Unique optical fibre project in three days. Experienced team ensured fast and customer-orientated implementation.

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Major order for BKW: Together for the energy transition.

cablex electricians will replace five hundred smart meters daily for BKW by 2028.

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by Heinrich Braschler
Account & Project Management