US EditionPlanned night train service between Switzerland and Sweden scrapped
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The Local - SePlanned night train service between Switzerland and Sweden scrapped
In October, Swiss national railways (SBB) announced the launch, in April 2026, of a night train connecting Basel with the Swedish city of Malmö, and had even started to sell tickets for this route. This move, however, was premature.
Swiss parliament scraps funding for the Basel–Malmö night train
Switzerland’s parliament has pulled the plug on funding for a planned night train linking Basel with Malmö in southern Sweden, reported RTS. After the Council of States rejected the proposal, the National Council followed suit on Tuesday, striking the CHF 10m needed to launch the service from the 2026 budget. The margin was narrow: 99 […]
The SBB night train from Basel to Copenhagen and Malmö does not receive any funds from the federal government – this actually means that the project has died. But now there is a first rescue attempt: Is the train perhaps still driving – but from Bern and financed by the local tax payers?
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