Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is considering options to ease train congestion next year, including incentives - such as free coffee - to travel outside rush hours.
The Gotthard base tunnel, the longest train tunnel in the world, is on track to open in exactly two years, the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) announced on Thursday.
Lyria, the company operating high-speed (TGV) trains between Switzerland and France, announced on Tuesday an expansion of service from Lausanne and Geneva.
Bus or train passengers in Switzerland caught without a valid ticket face being listed on a national register of transport fraudsters, under a bill approved by the senate in Bern on Monday.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) reported smooth functioning of its new Zurich underground station and commuter line, which opened to rush hour traffic on Monday following an opening celebration at the weekend.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) carried more than a million passengers a day in 2013 for the first time in its history, the state-owned rail operator said on Tuesday.
The sweeping second hand on Swiss railway clocks with its distinctive red disc will disappear from some stations because the part is too costly to repair when it breaks down, according to a report.
Transport systems company Bombardier is seeking 325 million francs ($360 million) in damages from Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) over alleged interference in the state-owned rail operator’s biggest ever order for passenger trains, a report says.
Design and manufacturing issues are delaying the delivery of 59 new long-distance passenger trains ordered by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) from Canadian transport systems company Bombardier.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is teaming up with Starbucks to offer a two-level “coffee house” carriage on trains running across Switzerland twice a day.
An unidentified motorist died late Wednesday when a train coming from Italy slammed into the driver’s car after it strayed onto railway tracks in the canton of Valais.
Seats are being removed from regional trains linking Basel and towns in the canton of Aargau under a pilot project aimed at boosting passenger capacity by increasing standing-room-only areas.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is introducing free Wi-Fi internet access at three train stations in Switzerland starting in September — but their identities remain a a secret.
At 2pm on Friday train drivers across the country sounded their horns in remembrance of their 24-year-old colleague who died in Monday’s collision of two trains.
Rescue workers who cut apart the mangled wreck of two trains that crashed in western Switzerland have determined no passengers were stuck inside, police said.
Andreas Meyer, CEO of the federal railways operator SBB, has been responding to concerns about safety following Monday’s fatal collision of two trains near Payerne.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is investigating a prank by Zurich football fans who pulled the emergency brake to halt a train in the canton of Vaud so supporters could go swimming in Lake Geneva.
The familiar red locomotives that have hauled Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) passenger trains for almost 20 years will be modernized so they can operate for another two decades while using less electricity, the state-owned rail operator says.
A Thurgau construction company sent phoney bills for millions of francs to Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) for fictitious work projects over several years with the aid of internal accomplices, according to a media report.
An accident was avoided after a driver fainted while at the controls of an Intercity train operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) on Wednesday, according to media reports.
At peak times commuters often have trouble finding a free seat on Switzerland’s trains. Federal Railways SBB wants to make better use of the available seating.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is giving early notice of timetable and route changes starting in December 2015 and lasting for 10 years during major construction work to upgrade rail facilities around Lausanne.
