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.
An investigation is under way into the death of a man in a wheelchair who was killed on Tuesday by a Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) train travelling through the Roggwil-Wynau train station in the canton of Bern.
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.
Passengers are able to traverse the central hall of Geneva’s main train station for the first time in more than four years after renovations begun in 2010.
A small snake that slithered its way onto a Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) train caused chaos on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of all 450 passengers as police hunted for the reptile.
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.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is stepping up action to reduce the number of people in Switzerland who commit suicide by throwing themselves in front of trains.
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.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), which prides itself on punctuality, missed targets in 2013 when more passengers arrived late at their destinations than in the previous year.
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.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) violated the country’s privacy laws by secretly storing information about 250,000 passengers checked for not having a valid train ticket going back to 1999.
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.
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.
A crane fell onto a Swiss passenger train entering a Zurich station Saturday, causing massive material damage but miraculously leaving only one person slightly injured, police said Saturday.
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.
Direct high-speed train service between Bern and Paris via Neuchâtel will be scrapped as of mid-December, Franco-Swiss rail operator Lyria said on Wednesday.
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.
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.
A regional rail line linking Lausanne and Payerne in the canton of Vaud will be closed until next Sunday following a derailment caused by a mudslide, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) says.
Switzerland’s fast and efficient rail service may be the envy of the world but while the trains still run to time they are no longer as safe as they once were. Foreign visitors are being warned to mind their bags.
