The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Another Swiss train derails a week after Lucerne incident A regional train derailed just outside Bern station on Wednesday afternoon, the second such incident in a week. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170330/another-swiss-train-derails-a-week-after-lucerne-incident Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:02:25 +0200 another-swiss-train-derails-a-week-after-lucerne-incident Lucerne station to stay closed until Monday following derailment Lucerne train station will remained closed over the weekend after a derailment on Wednesday caused more damage to the tracks than initially thought. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170324/lucerne-station-to-stay-closed-until-monday Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:16:43 +0100 lucerne-station-to-stay-closed-until-monday Lucerne station remains closed after derailment Train services from Lucerne station are suspended on Thursday after a train travelling from Milan derailed when leaving Lucerne on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170323/lucerne-station-remains-closed-after-derailment Thu, 23 Mar 2017 09:44:24 +0100 lucerne-station-remains-closed-after-derailment Derailment disrupts Lausanne-Yverdon trains Passenger rail traffic will remain disrupted for several days on the Lausanne-Yverdon route in the canton of Vaud following the derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous goods at the weekend, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150426/derailment-disrupts-lausanne-yverdon-trains Mon, 27 Apr 2015 00:48:22 +0200 derailment-disrupts-lausanne-yverdon-trains Several injured in two-train collision UPDATED: Two trains slammed into each other in the Swiss town of Rafz, northwest of Zurich, early on Friday, leaving passengers injured and train carriages upturned, police and media said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150220/breaking-several-injured-in-train-collision Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:04:00 +0100 breaking-several-injured-in-train-collision Safety check before train crash found ‘no risks’ Despite heavy rain, safety checks found no evidence of risks on the section of a rail line in the canton of Graubünden where a landslide this week derailed a train carrying 200 passengers, Rhaetian Railway officials maintained on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140814/safety-check-found-no-risks-ahead-of-train-crash Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:35:00 +0200 safety-check-found-no-risks-ahead-of-train-crash Clear-up operation follows train derailment Efforts remained underway on Thursday to retrieve one of the carriages of a passenger train that derailed in eastern Switzerland following a landslide injuring 11 people, five seriously. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140814/clear-up-operation-underway-following-train-derailment Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:15:00 +0200 clear-up-operation-underway-following-train-derailment Landslide derails Swiss passenger train Five passengers were seriously injured when a landslide derailed a train in a mountainous area of the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland on Wednesday, following heavy rain in the region. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140813/landslide-derails-train-in Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:15:00 +0200 landslide-derails-train-in