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 Snow and sub-zero temperatures over the weekend caused havoc on some train lines, mainly in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210118/rail-traffic-will-remain-disrupted-in-switzerland-in-the-coming-days Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:53:50 +0100 rail-traffic-will-remain-disrupted-in-switzerland-in-the-coming-days If you feel like getting away over the holidays, Swiss Federal Railways and its European partners offer many international travel options. Here's a run through of what's available. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201218/explained-where-can-you-travel-by-train-from-switzerland-this-christmas Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:56:24 +0100 explained-where-can-you-travel-by-train-from-switzerland-this-christmas 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 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 Switzerland opened its Ceneri tunnel on Friday - completing a mammoth project cutting a new route through the Alps which should transform rail links between northern and southern Europe. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200904/new-swiss-alps-tunnel-set-to-transform-europes-rail-links Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:56:49 +0200 new-swiss-alps-tunnel-set-to-transform-europes-rail-links Repair works will mean changes to trains schedules in Switzerland this summer. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200703/train-schedule-in-parts-of-switzerland-to-change-in-july Fri, 03 Jul 2020 13:26:15 +0200 train-schedule-in-parts-of-switzerland-to-change-in-july Amid increasing delays, the Swiss Federal Rail Authority (SBB) have developed a set of strategies to overcome a ‘self-inflicted problem’. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191031/timetable-changes-and-flexible-departures-heres-how-swiss-rail-is-planning-to-tackle-late-services Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:03:27 +0100 timetable-changes-and-flexible-departures-heres-how-swiss-rail-is-planning-to-tackle-late-services Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has called for controls to be put in place at the Swiss border after the death of boy who was allegedly pushed under a train by an Eritrean man living in Zurich and on the run from police. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190802/german-interior-minister-calls-for-security-control-on-the-swiss-border Fri, 02 Aug 2019 14:55:59 +0200 german-interior-minister-calls-for-security-control-on-the-swiss-border Some machines at rural stations print less than 10 tickets per day. It costs 30,000 Swiss francs to replace them and the SBB, the national rail authority, is taking the decisions to replace them on a case-by-case basis as digital ticket sales boom. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181008/fewer-ticket-machines-in-future-on-swiss-rail-network-as-digital-sales-boom Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:19:56 +0200 fewer-ticket-machines-in-future-on-swiss-rail-network-as-digital-sales-boom When two Swiss students set off very early last Friday morning to try and set a record-breaking time for the Swiss Train Challenge, they knew it wasn't going to be easy. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180911/one-late-train-sees-students-fall-short-in-bid-to-break-record-for-visiting-all-26-swiss-cantons-in-under-24-hours-by-train Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:41:53 +0200 one-late-train-sees-students-fall-short-in-bid-to-break-record-for-visiting-all-26-swiss-cantons-in-under-24-hours-by-train In a first for Switzerland, three long-distance 'low-cost' bus lines will come into operation on Sunday, providing competition to the national rail network. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180605/switzerlands-new-long-distance-buses-to-launch-on-sunday Tue, 05 Jun 2018 19:11:13 +0200 switzerlands-new-long-distance-buses-to-launch-on-sunday A train derailed on the line between Frasne in France and the Swiss city of Neuchâtel on Monday afternoon after hitting a block of ice on the line. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171219/swiss-train-derails-after-hitting-block-of-ice Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:51:00 +0100 swiss-train-derails-after-hitting-block-of-ice Concrete blocks were installed at Zurich train station on Saturday night in an effort to improve security for passengers using the station, Zurich police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171204/security-stepped-up-at-zurich-train-station Mon, 04 Dec 2017 10:54:56 +0100 security-stepped-up-at-zurich-train-station A 15-year-old boy died on Saturday night when he was hit by a train when crossing the tracks near Rolle station, police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171127/15-year-old-killed-crossing-train-tracks-near-rolle-station Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:52:41 +0100 15-year-old-killed-crossing-train-tracks-near-rolle-station A 54-year-old man died on Saturday evening at Winterthur station when he fell off a platform in an apparent accident. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171113/man-crushed-by-train-at-winterthur-station Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:04:49 +0100 man-crushed-by-train-at-winterthur-station Swiss Federal Railways, SBB, is said to be planning to outlaw smoking at five stations in Switzerland from next month. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171102/sbb-to-test-out-a-total-smoking-ban-in-stations Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:35:12 +0100 sbb-to-test-out-a-total-smoking-ban-in-stations At least 30 people were injured in an accident involving a train at Andermatt rail station in the canton of Uri on Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170911/27-injured-in-accident-at-andermatt-train-station Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:49:41 +0200 27-injured-in-accident-at-andermatt-train-station The canton of Ticino and European capitals are popular destinations for the Swiss this Easter weekend. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170413/easter-getaways-more-popular-than-ever-with-swiss Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:38:39 +0200 easter-getaways-more-popular-than-ever-with-swiss 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