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Swiss rail freight operator Widmer Rail Services is set to receive two Siemens Mobility Vectron electric locomotives equipped ...

Completed in 2016, this engineering marvel has transformed European transportation and delivered significant environmental ...

( MENAFN - Swissinfo) Last year saw Swiss federal Railways record best its ever punctuality rate, with 93.2% of trains were on time, compared to 92.5% in 2023. The improved performance was most ...

The Glacier Express' luxurious Excellence Class seats are often the first on the train to sell out. A ticket for the eight-hour journey through the Swiss Alps costs about $540, ten times the basic ...

SBB will soon commence a four-year project to refurbish the 20km eastern bore of the Simplon Tunnel in the Swiss Alps.

Last month the Brussels-based campaign group Transport and Environment issued a report rating SBB, the national rail firm in Switzerland, best in Europe for reliability. Taking into account a ...

That is if you can afford it. A ticket for the plush eight-hour journey through the picturesque Swiss Alps costs about $540, tenfold the price of the train's basic fare. However, the sweet seats ...