The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has granted indefinite approval for the use of the new double-decker train for long-distance traffic by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB).Read more
French-speaking Switzerland is gearing up for another year of significant maintenance and development projects. While the majority of these initiatives will have no impact on traffic, about twenty operations will require special measures. Read more
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) passenger trains maintained the same level of punctuality in 2023 as in 2022, with 92.5 per cent of trains arriving on time. Trains in the Swiss-German-speaking region exhibited the highest punctuality...Read more
Switzerland and the European Union (EU) agreed to extend their cooperation with the European Railway Agency (ERA) until 31 December 2024. Under this agreement, ERA has been taking responsibility for vehicle authorisation, safety certification, and...Read more
Repairing the damage caused by the derailment in the Gotthard Base Tunnel last August will cost between 103 and 135 million euros, according to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). The company added that it will cover...Read more
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), Switzerland’s national airline and part of the Lufthansa Group, and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have further enhanced their collaborative SWISS Air Rail network by incorporating Geneva Airport into its...Read more
The Swiss Safety Investigation Board (SUST) confirmed initial suspicions that the derailment of a freight train in the Gotthard Base Tunnel on 10 August was caused by a faulty wheel. The SUST interim report mentioned...Read more
The start of operations in the Ligerz Tunnel, at the southern foot of the Jura Railway line in Switzerland, has been postponed by three years to the end of 2029. According to Swiss Federal Railways...Read more
Following the derailment incident of a freight train in the Gotthard Base Tunnel last summer on August 10, the passenger train services connecting German-speaking Switzerland and the Italian-language Ticino have been rerouted through the Gotthard...Read more
The Swiss Gotthard Base Tunnel was closed following the derailment of freight carriages on 10 August 2023 which caused extensive damage to the infrastructure. It was then partially reopened to rail traffic at midnight on...Read more
In the first half of 2023, SBB saw a daily ridership of 1.33 million passengers, marking a return to profitability with 99 million CHF (approximately 103 million euros) in earnings for the first time since...Read more
The substantial rockfall that occurred between in Savoie, France, on Sunday 27 August is still blocking train traffic between France and Italy in the Fréjus rail tunnel, says the French railway company SNCF in an...Read more
SBB will be renovating the 8.134-kilometre-long, two-lane Hauenstein Base Tunnel in Switzerland for the upcoming five years to ensure safe rail operations over the next 25 years. This 146.4 million euro project, involving a comprehensive...Read more
The Swiss Gotthard Base Tunnel was partially reopened to rail traffic at midnight on 22 August 2023. The tunnel was closed following the derailment of 16 freight carriages on 10 August 2023 which caused extensive...Read more
Climate change adaptationCombating climate change is one of the major challenges of the 21st century. Extreme weather phenomena such as heat waves and floods are becoming increasingly common. This is forcing infrastructure managers to adapt to this...Read more