Topic: SBB

Domodossola-Milan track works to affect SBB services

Important works are underway in Italy to modernize the railway line between Domodossola and Milan by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). These works will require a total interruption of…
interview Trenitalia business booming in Switzerland

Trenitalia has recently finalised an agreement with the Swiss railways to acquire five additional new Giruno trains. These trains are scheduled to commence operation on Italian routes by…
NS employees: ‘Stopping ICE Basel is due to Deutsche Bahn’

Employees of NS paint a different picture to the Volkskrant regarding the discontinuation of the ICE to Basel (Basel) this coming summer than a spokesperson from the Swiss…
Direct ICE from Holland to Switzerland discontinued next summer

Boarding a high-speed train in Amsterdam and disembarking in Basel will no longer be possible starting from July 16. The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) confirmed that the direct…
SBB conduct remote-controlled locomotive test runs with Alstom

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) and Alstom, have begun conducting test runs where personnel operate a locomotive remotely without disrupting regular operations. These tests, using Automatic Train Operation (ATO)…
Swiss Federal Office of Transport grants approval for new double-decker

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).
A year of works for French-Speaking Switzerland

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…
Swiss Federal Railways maintain 92.5 percent punctuality in 2023

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…
Switzerland extends ERA permits for trains across the EU for another year

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…
Gotthard Base Tunnel reparation costs to exceed 100 million euros

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).…
Geneva Airport now part of SWISS Air Rail network

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…
Cracked wheel caused Gotthard derailment, but ‘could not have been detected’

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…
New Swiss Ligerz Tunnel opening postponed by three years

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…
SBB adds trains on panoramic Gotthard line as tunnel works continue

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…
Salvage work in the Gotthard Base Tunnel to last till the end of September

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…