Open way to direct rail connection to the UK and Switzerland

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Britain and Swiss governments, train companies have announced their plans to promote their instructions to address direct services between London and Switzerland.

On Friday, the two governments linked the two countries to the Channel Tunnel, “Based on the basis for future commercial services”, an understanding memorandum rails Link.

The direct service will both apply to both business and recreational travelers and reduce the travel time from London to Geneva to about five hours in the industry. At present, the same travel lasts about 7.5 hours by train with a transfer in Paris. The flight from London to Geneva takes about an hour and 40 minutes.

Switzerland will build a direct railway service because the establishment of border infrastructure and the need to buy a train in accordance with the rigid security rules of the channel tunnel of the channel. Governments said they would explore ways to overcome such obstacles.

The researched selection is to build a temporary “module” border control and security examination in Switzerland stations, because this will reduce the costs for one person to participate.

Demand for long-distance intercity railway journey in Europe developed Coronavirus pandemic, partly around the environment of passengers, according to industrial leaders.

“We welcome steps to strengthen the continuous travel between the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

Again, several administrators are high in crosswalks and new services between London and Switzerland would have been for years.

Albert Rösti, one of the seven federal members of the Swiss government’s executive arm, said London will be “an ambitious goal” to the Swiss service, but “really probably most likely” will start in 5 to 10 years.

The Swiss government said that stations in Geneva, Zurich and Basel, they can receive trains from London, but they need to be equipped with border control facilities. The Swiss Federal Transport Department will present a plan to the Central Government on how this year can work.

Eurostar is the only company that employs international trains to the stations in France, Belgium and the Netherlands London.

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), Switzerland’s national railway company, he welcomed the plan. Requirements for direct connection to the previous 2030s include investment in new high-speed trains.

Italian State Railway and Richard Branso, including Virgin Group, applied for permission to allow for permission from London to the continent in the most important difficulties.

The owner of the high-speed railway line, London St Pancras highspeed, from London to a canal tunnel, earlier this year the financial promotion that emerges To encourage operators to start more service between London and Mainland Europe.

His CEO Robert Sinclair said that the agreement between England and Switzerland is one step closer to London and Switzerland and Switzerland and Switzerland. ”