Topic: Switzerland

Rail roundup: Siemens’ new UK plant, Rail Baltica’s big tender, Swiss tunnel sees light

Press release averted; it’s your daily rail roundup from RailTech! All eyes are on Yorkshire in the UK’s north, as Siemens officially opened its new rolling stock plant…
Gotthard repaired: first trains cross world’s longest rail tunnel after accident

The longest railway tunnel in the world, Switzerland’s Gotthard Base Tunnel, is close to being fully reopened. This week, officials routed trains through the repaired western tunnel as…
French-speaking countries Luxembourg, the only EU country to run an all-ERTMS network

Since its mandatory introduction in 2009 for all new EU-funded rail projects, the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) has been gradually installed across the trans-European rail networks,…
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).
Weissenstein Tunnel to undergo renovation

The Weissenstein Tunnel, a crucial link in the Solothurn-Moutier railway line, will undergo extensive renovation starting March 4, with closure to rail traffic until the end of 2025.…
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…
BLS and SBB to continue long-distance collaboration

The collaboration between the two Swiss rail operators, BLS and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), in the realm of long-distance travel is set to continue, with a new long-distance…
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…
Passengers from Italy to Switzerland affected: new trains are too high for cross-border tunnel

Italian operator Trenord is facing backlash for troubles on the train connection between Italy and Switzerland on the Milan – Como San Giovanni – Chiasso route. New Caravaggio-type…

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BLS introduces new Stadler trains on Swiss-Italian line

Swiss railway company BLS introduced new Stadler-built MIKA trains on its cross-border line between Brig in Switzerland and Domodossola in Italy on December 10. Now, RegioExpress journeys once…
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).…
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…