Railway tunnels are among the most challenging infrastructure projects ever built. Engineers must drill ...

GENEVA (AP) — Just like Hannibal in ancient times, Swiss engineers have conquered the Alps. More than 2,200 years after the commander from the ancient North African civilization of Carthage led his ...

As part of the railway’s 2030 fleet strategy, MGBahn intends to acquire a total of 27 multiple units. Credit: Stadler Rail AG. Swiss train manufacturer Stadler has secured a contract from railway firm ...

AlpTransit Gotthard has completed the track laying work on the 57km-long Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is said to be the world’s longest railway tunnel. The tunnel is being built to give way for diesel ...

The consequences of a broken wheel in the Gotthard Base Tunnel in August 2023 were CHF150 million in repair works and a tunnel tube closed for over a year. The new prosecutor's report, which has been ...

At 08.17am Sunday morning the train from Basel pulled into the newly renovated railway station at Lugano, in the Italian-speaking canton Ticino. Numerous people had been invited to celebrate and meet ...

National railway operator SBB said Wednesday that 16 cars had jumped the tracks in last Thursday's derailment and some badly damaged freight cars remain stuck inside the 57.1 kilometer (35.5 mile) ...

Switzerland has a new masterpiece of engineering: On June 1, it inaugurates the world's longest rail tunnel. The Gotthard Base Tunnel brings northern and southern Europe even closer together. The Alps ...

A train has reportedly crashed on a railway line in the Alps which is popular with tourists. At least 27 people have been injured following the crash on the Matterhorn-Gotthard line at the Andermatt ...