More people travelled by train last year than ever before.
The latest figures from Swiss Federal Railways show 1.4 million took the train every day last year.
The SBB made a profit of CHF 275m – helped also by good results from its real estate portfolio and international cargo.
But the company has splashed out on new rolling stock – which means it’s over CHF 12bn in debt.
But people are happy with the service. 79% say they’re satisfied and punctuality is up at over 93%.
SNB backs bank rule changes
The Swiss National Bank has expressed support for tougher banking regulations aimed at strengthening the stability of the country’s largest banks.
School investigated for fake nudes
Authorities are investigating a secondary school in the German-speaking part of the country, where students used artificial intelligence to create and circulate deepfake nude images of classmates.
Switzerland will take part in joint military exercises
The government is planning closer military cooperation with other European countries and NATO.
Protestors start to organise for G7 meeting
A resistance movement is mobilising in Geneva ahead of the G7 Summit in nearby Evian, in the middle of June.
Teen pranks no block to Swiss passports
A court in Aargau has ruled that a minor juvenile prank is not sufficient to block a Swiss passport application.
Vote campaign signs confuse cars
In canton Basel-Country a voting campaign is having unintended consequences.
