Zurich Archives - International Railway Journal

Zurich

July 2, 2026 | Main line

SBB breaks ground on Zürich - Winterthur expansion

The project, scheduled for completion in 2037, will relieve a major bottleneck on the Swiss network.

June 10, 2024 | Light Rail

Zürich orders 12 Alstom LRVs

The latest order is from a 2017 framework agreement for up to 70 additional LRVs.

March 20, 2024 | Technology

Swiss Federal Railways tests ATO-controlled locomotive

An electric locomotive has been driven remotely in a marshalling yard.

September 30, 2021 | News

Tickets on sale for Vienna - Munich - Paris Nightjet ahead of December launch

The service is the first to be launched under an agreement between the four national railways from Austria (ÖBB), Germany (DB), France (SNCF) and Switzerland (SBB).

June 12, 2021 | Europe

Amsterdam - Zurich night trains could start later this year

European night trains continue to show rapid growth.

December 11, 2020 | Fleet

Zürich orders 40 additional LRVs

ZÜRICH Public Transport (VBZ), Switzerland, has exercised an option for 40 additional Flexity low-floor LRVS, worth SFr 172m ($US 194m) from Bombardier Transportation under a contract awarded in March 2017.

November 18, 2019 | Fleet

First Flexity LRV delivered to Zürich for testing

THE first Bombardier Flexity LRV arrived in Zürich on November 15, with the 43m-long tram due to undergo testing and verification which will eventually lead to technical adjustments.

September 2, 2019 | News

First stage of Limmattal LRT line opens in Zürich

FOLLOWING two years of construction, the first phase of the Limmattal light rail project linking Zürich Altstetten (Farbhof) with Schlieren Geissweid opened on August 30. A groundbreaking ceremony for the second stage took place on the same day.

October 23, 2018 | Rolling stock

Stadler to supply LRVs for Swiss light rail projects

STADLER Rail has been selected by Aargau Transport (AVA) and Baselland Transport (BLT) as preferred bidder for a contract to supply 18 LRVs for two Swiss light rail projects.

April 25, 2018 | Light Rail

Zürich Flexity LRV mock-up unveiled

ZÜRICH Public Transport (VBZ) unveiled a mock-up of its forthcoming Bombardier Flexity low-floor LRV on April 24.

1 2 3 Next »

Rail market intelligence to unlock your business potential.

Sign up for the IRJ Rail Brief Newsletter