Major construction work is causing serious delays on top of the reduced summer schedule of the Swiss Federal Railways. Some passengers are eligible for goodwill gift certificates – if they download a smartphone app that tracks their movements. Thirty construction projects are underway on Swiss railroads, three of them major: in Lausanne, St Gallen and Gelterkinden in northern Switzerland. On Monday, the federal railways announced that while the construction work was going to plan, there had been some changes regarding staff schedules and long-haul trains. + Fresh new interiors are coming aboard some Swiss trains This is the first time that such major work has been scheduled for the summer holiday period – to coincide with commuters’ and students’ vacations. For those still affected by the delays on the Lausanne–Puidoux-Chexbres stretch, the federal railways has created a system to reward delayed passengers. Travellers delayed by at least 20 minutes on ten days get a one-time ...
