FlixTrain announced an expansion of its network in Germany on Wednesday, which for the first time has a cross-border connection to Switzerland. It includes three new lines with 12 new destinations: Stuttgart – Hamburg, Berlin...Read more
Swiss state railway operator SBB has plans to make changes to the railway timetable in the west of the country, because the punctuality is not satisfactory. A proposal to revise the timetable in western Switzerland...Read more
Ongoing complaint procedures have pushed the start of renovation works on the Weissenstein tunnel to 2024 at the earliest, Swiss railway company BLS reported on Wednesday. The setback also means delays to upgrades on six stations...Read more
Every railway undertaking should have a ten year roadmap for the implementation of Automatic Train Operation (ATO). This is not an easy task and there are many challenges that have to be faced, sees Jack...Read more
Stalder on Tuesday announced the acquisition of German railway safety company BBR Verkehrstechnik GmbH (BBR) in an effort to bolster its signalling expertise. BBR will be one of the two mail pillars of a new...Read more
The first night train from Zürich arrived on Amsterdam Centraal on Sunday morning at 09:59 hours. In the evening the same train departed for the first time from Amsterdam via Basel to Zürich. With this,...Read more
Swiss supplier of rolling stock and signalling systems Stadler has taken over fellow Swiss company BÄR Bahnsicherung. With this, the company gains knowledge and market share of rail signalling systems.Read more
Ticket sales for the night train connection between Amsterdam and Zurich started on Wednesday. This daily connection will officially start on 12 December, reports Dutch Railways NS. The night train to Zurich is the second...Read more
Next to the regular Swiss railway network, there is a network of one meter gauge of around 1500 kilometres scattered across the country. Historically, not one of the 30 railway companies that operate on these...Read more
Swiss train manufacturer Stadler will supply a total of 510 Flirt trains in its home country over the next few years. The company emerged as the winner from what is being called the “largest tender...Read more
DB Cargo recently conducted a practical test with ATO on ETCS on the Swiss main rail network. In three and a half months, on-board units from four different suppliers were tested. Baseliyos Jacob from DB...Read more
Curtiss-Wright is selected to provide SBB Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) with a new electromechanical train tilting stabilisation system. It will be used for the RABDe 500 ICN high-speed passenger trains in operation. Shipments of the...Read more
French infrastructure manager SNCF invests 55.5 million euros for the modernisation of the ‘Ligne des Horlogers’ (Watchmakers line) between Besançon and the Swiss border. From March 1 to October 31 2021, the tracks of the...Read more