Hand in URGENT international mail at rail stations – URGENT courier service
From now on, customers will be able to hand in urgent international courier items at the luggage counters of 14 rail stations in Switzerland as well as at post offices. The documents and goods will be collected by TNT Swiss Post and sent to over 200 countries worldwide via the URGENT courier service.
With this simple and convenient service, URGENT items can be handed in at SBB luggage counters. They will be accepted daily during SBB luggage counter opening hours, also at weekends and on public holidays, enabling customers to benefit from the longer opening hours. SBB staff will fill out the necessary freight documents.
All types and sizes of parcels can be packed free of charge, but pre-packaged parcels will also be accepted. Documents and goods sent to addresses in Europe will usually arrive on the next working day, and parcels can be tracked by clicking “Track & Trace” at www.swisspost.com.
Hand in mail at 14 large rail stations
Documents weighing up to five kilograms and goods parcels weighing up to ten kilograms can be sent using URGENT, TNT Swiss Post’s international courier service. Customers wishing to send a document within Europe, for instance, pay a flat rate of CHF 46, while the price for sending a document to a non-European address is CHF 74, although during the pilot phase, customers using the service between 1 December 2006 and 28 February 2007 will receive an introductory discount of ten percent off the published prices.
The URGENT courier service is currently available at luggage counters in the following SBB stations: Aarau, Berne, Biel/Bienne, Dietikon, Frauenfeld, Geneva, Geneva Airport, Lausanne, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Olten, Winterthur, Zurich Hauptbahnhof (main station) and Zurich Airport. Upon completion of the introductory phase, it will be extended to other stations at a later date.
TNT Swiss Post AG is a joint venture of TNT Post Group and Swiss Post; it is a leading provider of international courier and express services, linking the Swiss business community with contacts throughout the world.
More details of the service can be found at www.sbb.ch/urgent.
