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 Trains between Switzerland and Italy are circulating again, but new measures are in place. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201214/new-conditions-set-for-rail-passengers-between-switzerland-and-italy Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:41:16 +0100 new-conditions-set-for-rail-passengers-between-switzerland-and-italy From additional seats on several lines to more frequent connections, this is what you can expect on Switzerland’s trains in 2021. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201211/new-timetable-for-swiss-railways-what-changes Fri, 11 Dec 2020 14:42:43 +0100 new-timetable-for-swiss-railways-what-changes Despite an earlier announcement that Switzerland and Italy will halt rail services between the two countries, they are set to continue. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201210/cross-border-train-service-between-switzerland-and-italy-will-continue Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:07:11 +0100 cross-border-train-service-between-switzerland-and-italy-will-continue When it comes to the number of trips taken and kilometres travelled by train, people in Switzerland top the charts. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201127/the-swiss-are-the-european-champions-of-train-travel Fri, 27 Nov 2020 12:53:06 +0100 the-swiss-are-the-european-champions-of-train-travel The Federal Office of Transport has given the final go-ahead for a 400 million-franc project that will cut travel times from the village of Grindelwald up to the Jungfraujoch railway station by 47 minutes. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180604/green-light-for-controversial-eiger-express-cable-car-link Mon, 04 Jun 2018 12:14:58 +0200 green-light-for-controversial-eiger-express-cable-car-link Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has received the green light to start operating scheduled train services through the Gotthard Base Tunnel this Sunday, December 11th. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161206/worlds-longest-tunnel-prepares-for-first-paying-passengers Tue, 06 Dec 2016 12:43:37 +0100 worlds-longest-tunnel-prepares-for-first-paying-passengers