SBB to begin 5-year renovation of Hauenstein Base Tunnel
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
Traffic partially resumes in the Gotthard Base Tunnel
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
How are rail infrastructure managers dealing with extreme heat in Europe?
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 moreGotthard Tunnel closed until 16 August due to freight train derailment
The Gotthard Base Tunnel is still closed to traffic until 16 August at 23:59, according to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). This is because a freight wagon derailed in the tunnel on the afternoon of...Read more
Artificial Intelligence spring board for cooperation Network Rail, SBB
UK infrastructure manager Network Rail and Swiss operator have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU with a view to sharing knowledge and best practices. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology will be the spring board for...Read more
SBB eliminates giant rock posing risk to railway
SBB has wrapped up the operation to remove a giant 500-tonne boulder that threatened a railway in the valley below. The rock had come off the rockface, the Swiss railways discovered in April. SBB began...Read more
Seasonal routes to take advantage of this summer
Nectarines, peaches, blueberries, and certain fleeting train services… These are some of the seasonal goods to take advantage of this summer. SNCF, Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB, SBB, Thalys, NS, and Renfe are some of the operators...Read more
Giant 500-tonne boulder threatened Swiss railway, SBB reveals
SBB has begun breaking apart and removing a 500-tonne boulder on the face of the Ross mountain. Inspections back in April revealed that the giant piece of rock was at risk of coming off the...Read more
Former SBB and NS fleet managers create a ‘Boeing 737 on rails’ with leasing startup
interviewLeasing a passenger train that can be used in almost all of Europe, in a flexible way. Currently impossible, but Axel Kiese and Albert Koch, formerly fleet managers at SBB and NS, want to change...Read more
Major Swiss rail upgrade project underway in the Zurich area
SBB plans to expand the railway between Zurich and the German border, on behalf of the Swiss federal government. The planned infrastructure upgrades of the major Zurich-Winterthur MehrSpur project will eliminate the current bottleneck in...Read more
SBB presents plan to solve ‘Bern bottleneck’ with 12 years of construction
To create more capacity for rail traffic in Switzerland, especially in the Bern area, SBB plans several major infrastructure works, made public this week. Centerpiece is a 1.7-kilometre tunnel west of the city center., and...Read more
SBB to implement time-table changes across Switzerland
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) will be implementing timetable changes across Switzerland in December 2023 and 2024. Timetable adjustments are also planned for 2025 in certain regions. Further adjustments will also be made to minimise the...Read more
SBB to revamp century-old Hauenstein Base Tunnel
Swiss railway manager SBB will renovate the Hauenstein base tunnel starting this summer after two postponements. Repairing the tunnel vault, renewing tracks and cables and improving drainage should guarantee safe, trouble-free rail operations in the...Read more