Latest Switzerland News
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Switzerland: LEB Orders 4 Multiple-Unit Trains from Stadler
Swiss rail operator, Lausanne-Echallens-Bercher (LEB) has ordered four additional Be 4/8 multiple-unit trains from Stadler.
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Switzerland: Alstom to Service 250 SBB IC2000 Rail Cars
Alstom has won a service contract to recondition 250 IC2000 rail cars for Swiss Federal Railways (SBB).
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Switzerland: SBB Orders 5 Giruno Trains from Stadler
SBB has ordered five additional Giruno trains from Stadler to expand its international service from Switzerland to Italy from 2026.
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SBB to Purchase 10 New Trains in the Seetal
SBB has announced a tender to purchase ten new single-deck multiple-unit trains for regional services in the Seetal valley, Switzerland.
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SBB Cargo Opens New Workshop in Chiasso
SBB Cargo has opened a new workshop in Chiasso, Switzerland for reprofiling locomotives, freight wagons and multiple units.
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Stadler's TRAMLINK Tram Commences Service in Bern
BERNMOBIL has officially commenced regular services of the new Stadler TRAMLINK vehicles in Bern, Switzerland.
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Geneva Airport Connected to Swiss Air Rail Route Network
Swiss International Air Lines passengers can now connect to Zurich or Geneva Airport thanks to an extension of the Air Rail network with SBB…
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SBB Announces 3-Year Construction Delay for Ligerz Tunnel
SBB has announced that the Ligerz Tunnel is now scheduled to be commissioned at the end of 2029, three years later than originally planned.
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SBB to Renovate Hauenstein Base Tunnel
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has announced that it will commence renovation work on the Hauenstein Base Tunnel on 3 September.
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Gotthard Base Tunnel to Remain Closed Following Derailment
SBB states that the repair of the Gotthard Base Tunnel will take several months following the derailment of a freight train on 10 August.
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Switzerland: SBB Awards Contract to Construct Ligerz Tunnel
SBB has awarded a contract for the construction of the Ligerz Tunnel to ARGE IBD, a joint venture led by Implenia.
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Network Rail and SBB to Collaborate on Deploying AI Technologies
Network Rail has signed a MoU with SBB to collaborate on deploying technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) on the railway.
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First of 60 New Stadler IR-DOSTO Trains to Enter Service for SBB
Starting on 17 July, the first of the 60 new inter-regional double-decker IR-DOSTO trains, made by Stadler, will enter service in Switzerlan…
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Alstom to Compensate SBB for Delayed Delivery of Long-Distance Trains
SBB and Alstom have reached an agreement for Alstom to compensate SBB for the delayed delivery of its long-distance double-decker fleet.
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Switzerland: Aargau Verkehr Orders 5 Stadler Trains for WSB Network
Aargau Verkehr has ordered five low-floor ABe 4/8 Saphir II trains for the Wynental and Suhrentalbahn (WSB) railway in Aargau, Switzerland.
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Stadler to Retrofit DB Netz Maintenance Vehicles with GUARDIA ETCS
Stadler has signed an agreement with DB Netz to retrofit up to 80 maintenance and track service vehicles with its GUARDIA ETCS system.
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Switzerland: 38 Stadler TRAMLINK Trams to Expand Geneva's Network
Transports publics genevois (TPG) has contracted Stadler to supply 38 TRAMLINK trams in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Switzerland: Stadler Signs Contract to Supply 10 TRAMLINK Trams to Lausanne
Stadler will supply Transports publics de la région lausannoise 10 TRAMLINK trams. The contract includes the supply of spare parts and tools…
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Rhaetian Railway Achieves World Record
On 29 October Rhaetian Railway was successful in its attempt to break the world record for longest passenger train at 1,906m.
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Stadler to Build World’s First Fully Automated Overland Adhesion/Rack-and-Pinion Train
Stadler will manufacture and deliver an automated rack-and-pinion rail vehicle for Appenzeller Bahnen’s Rheineck–Walzenhausen rail link.
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New Measures and Investments to Promote Transport in Europe
In this interview, Peter Füglistaler, Director Swiss Federal Office of Transport, explains how important freight transport in Switzerland is…
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Switzerland: New Fire and Rescue Vehicles Inaugurated for Vereina Tunnel
The Rhaetian Railway (RhB) has inaugurated two new fire and rescue vehicles (LöReF) for use in the Vereina tunnel in eastern Switzerland.
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SBB Cargo Leases 35 New Vectron Locomotives
SBB Cargo has chosen to lease 35 Vectron AC locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The vehicles will be delivered in 2024.
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ÖBB and DB Present New Nightjet Couchette Car
ÖBB and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have presented a modernised couchette car for ÖBB's Nightjet service in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.