Topic: Zurich

SBB train on the railway between Zurich and Winterthur (Photo: Nick Augusteijn)

Major Swiss rail upgrade project underway in the Zurich area

SBB plans to expand the railway between Zurich and the German border, on behalf of the Swiss federal government. The planned infrastructure upgrades of the major Zurich-Winterthur MehrSpur project will eliminate the current bottleneck in...Read more

25-05-2023|Comment|author: Emma Dailey

The Rotterdam-Swissterminal connection became direct to avoid German network nuisance

Since early January 2023, the rail connection between the port of Rotterdam and Frenkendorf (Basel) and Niederglatt (Zürich) has become direct without passing through Neuss in Germany. The service is offered by Schweizerzug, part of...Read more

17-02-2023|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Cargo Sous Terrain starts drilling tests on project’s first section

Cargo Sous Terrain (CST), the Swiss company working on underground freight transport, will start tunnel-related activities for the first time. This project entails test drilling and geophysical measurements of the subsoil along the first section...Read more

25-01-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi