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Published on 18 February 2025

Completed expansion programmes

Switzerland has already expanded its railway infrastructure significantly through the Rail 2000 and NRLA projects and the connection to high-speed networks abroad.

DB, SBB and TGV Lyria trains at the station

12 June 2025

Connection to the European high-speed network

Die Schweiz hat rund 1,1 Milliarden CHF in die Bahn-Infrastruktur investiert, um das europäische Hochgeschwindigkeitsnetz zu verbinden, und auch Erweiterungen in Nachbarländern unterstützt.

An SBB passenger train leaves the Gotthard Base Tunnel at the south entrance.

11 June 2025

The New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA)

The NRLA is the main instrument in Switzerland's modal shift policy. Three base tunnels form a flat-track railway through the Alps, saving energy, costs and time in freight transport.

Federal Office of Transport FOT

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