S-Bahn expansion schemes launched

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S-Bahn expansion schemes launched

SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has started work on a major capacity improvement programme between Genève and Lausanne. Announcing the launch of the SFr3bn ‘Léman 2030’ project at a ceremony in Renens station on November 22, SBB said that traffic on the route along the shore of Lac Léman is expected to double to 100 000 trips a day by 2030.

Work entails laying a fourth track between Renens and Lausanne, platform lengthening for 400 m long trains, and capacity enhancements at Lausanne, Renens and Genève Cornavin, where the project dovetails with the CEVA cross-city link now under construction. The start of work marks the culmination of five years of planning since a preliminary funding agreement was signed with the Vaud and Genève cantons in December 2009; most of the money will be provided by the federal government under the Finanzierung und Ausbau der Bahninfrastruktur strategy approved by referendum in February 2014.

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De SBB zijn begonnen met het uitbreiden van de capaciteit op het traject Geneve - Lausanne met het aankondigen van project Leman 2030, dat 3 miljard Zwitserse Franc kost. De SBB verwacht dat het aantal trips langs 'Lac Léman' verdubbelt naar 100.000 per dag in 2030.