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27.05.2024
Stadler will manufacture FLIRT Evo trains for Switzerland
Stadler, a Swiss train manufacturer, has received an order from the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) for 33 new FLIRT Evo trains for cross-border transportation, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
31.03.2024
SBB Infrastructure has announced a tender for the procurement of railway platforms and dumpcars
The Swiss infrastructure operator SBB Infrastructure has announced a tender for the supply of 190 four-axle platforms for rail transportation and 70 dumpcars, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
24.03.2024
In Switzerland, the trials of remote locomotive control have been successfully completed
In the summer of 2023, 24 locomotive engineers tested remote control of a shunting electric locomotive at the Mülligen station in Zurich, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
17.11.2023
Implementation of the ERTMS/ETCS
The Swiss Federal Office of Transport has updated its strategy for implementing the European Rail Traffic Management System/ European Train Control System (ERTMS/ETCS), this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
28.10.2023
Geneva Airport is now connected to the Swiss railway network
Passengers of Swiss International Air Lines traveling to railway stations in Lausanne, Fribourg, or Bern now have the option of transferring at Zurich or Geneva Airport, this is reported by the railway transport news portal, Railway Supply.
11.09.2023
SSB reports damage in the Gotthard Tunnel
SSB states that the repairs in the Gotthard Tunnel will take 'several months. ', as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.
20.06.2023
Huge 500-ton rock posed a threat to Swiss railway
SBB has begun dismantling and removing a 500-ton boulder on the slope of Mount Ross, according to the railway portal Railway Supply, citing SBB.
