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11 November 2013 | By Ueli Stückelberger, Director, Swiss Association of Public Transport
The story of public transport in Switzerland is an impressively successful one: while passenger journeys have increased by over 30% since 2001, the rise in the number of passenger kilometres has been even higher at almost 40%. At the same time, transport companies have massively increased their workforce productivity in…
11 November 2013 | By Michel Joye, Director, Transports publics de la région lausannoise SA (tl)
Lausanne – the capital of the canton of Vaud situated in the heart of Europe on the shores of Lake Geneva – is home to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), the IMD and the Béjart Ballet, which together with other leading…
11 November 2013 | By Jacques Baumann, Deputy Director and Divisional Head of Marketing, Zurich Public Transport
The city of Zurich in north-central Switzerland is experiencing enormous growth. By 2030, jobs and residents in the city are expected to increase by 15% and 20% respectively. Public transport needs to keep pace with this growth as failure to do so could result in gridlock because traffic congestion has…
24 September 2013 | By HaCon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
HaCon will equip PostBus Switzerland Ltd with its award-winning vehicle management system HAFAS Smart VMS...
31 October 2012 | By Peter Füglistaler, Director, Federal Office of Transport, Switzerland
Public transport in Switzerland is of a high standard with frequent, punctual, clean and reliable services. But this does not mean we are resting on our laurels; on the contrary. We are working to ensure we can manage future demand and meet passengers’ expectations of an even better service. However,…
31 October 2012 | By Jürg Baumgartner, Director, Basel Public Transport Company (BVB)
BVB, the Basel Public Transport Company, is the most important carrier in the inner part of the tri-national agglomeration of Basel with 800,000 inhabitants. Under its new management, the long-standing company is undergoing an in-depth process of modernisation. The 65km-long tram network is to be extended by up to 19km…
31 October 2012 | By René Schmied, CEO, BERNMOBIL
After the opening of a number of new tram lines, on 12 December 2010, the city of Bern became known as a ‘tram city’. At the city’s main station, 46 trams, per hour, pass by in each direction. Five tram lines are bundled in the heart of the city and…
13 July 2012 | By Trapeze
Trapeze is supporting Verkehrsbetriebe STI AG to fulfil its operating requirements with higher efficiency and lower resource utilisation...
31 January 2012 | By Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract for the delivery of up to 60 BOMBARDIER FLEXITY trams...
31 October 2011 | By Günter Steinbauer, CEO, Wiener Linien
The Viennese love their public transport. Thirty-six percent of all trips within Austria’s capital are made by subway, tram and bus. This makes Vienna an international leader in the field of public transport – and that is certainly quite something. Alongside having good infrastructure and modern vehicles, there is no…
31 October 2011 | By Roland Bonzon, CEO, TPG
As previously announced in Intelligent Transport Issue 5 2010, after several years of feasibility studies, preparation and finally construction, travellers in Geneva will be able to benefit from tram line 14 and its new 6.5km extension to Bernex. At the same time, a major re-organisation of the tram and bus…
31 October 2011 | By Marc Badoux, Deputy Director, tl (Transports publics de la région lausannoise)
Lausanne’s new driverless metro line – named m2 – began commercial service in October 2008. The new line has boosted the ridership of the city’s public transportation network which has increased by almost 30% since commercial service started. Costing approximately £600 million, this remarkable ‘micrometro’ has 14 passenger-friendly stations and…
24 October 2011 | By Vossloh Kiepe GmbH
The VBZ ordered twelve Ligh Tram 24-metre double-articulated trolleybuses...
28 April 2011 | By ABB
ABB, has won an order worth about $21 million from AlpTransit Gotthard AG (ATG)...
29 October 2010 | By Peter Füglistaler, Director of the Federal Office of Transport, Switzerland
The Swiss are people who travel by bus, train and tram. The urban public transport network is already excellent, with vehicles in good condition and timetables that are dense and well coordinated with regional and long-distance traffic. But even more effort will soon be demanded: people are becoming more mobile,…
