Tighter corona measures: rail traffic between Switzerland and Italy to be disrupted – News

• Cross-border rail connections between Switzerland and Italy will be suspended indefinitely from December 10.
• The decision is based on a decree from the Italian government, SBB announced.

The decree prescribes additional control mechanisms in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, including temperature measurements on trains. SBB was unable to meet these requirements, it said on request.

In addition to long-distance connections, this also affects Tilo’s cross-border regional traffic offer. The failures there currently affect the period from December 10 to December 12. By the time after that, clarifications on the concrete implementation of the Italian government decree were ongoing, SBB announced.

SBB trains run to the national border. Regional trains between Brig and Domodossola are not affected. Specifically, the restrictions mean the following for the offer in Switzerland:

• The EuroCity (EC) on the St. Gotthard normally runs between Zurich or Basel and Chiasso. From Chiasso to Italy the trains are canceled without replacement.
• The EC am Lötschberg runs normally between Basel and Brig. From Brig to Italy, trains are canceled without replacement.
• The CEs in the Simplon are canceled. Only the EC 39 and EC42 / 44 operate between Geneva and Brig.
• The trinational train (Frankfurt – Milan) EC 52 and 451/151 runs between Brig and Frankfurt or Frankfurt and Chiasso until December 11. On December 12, train 451/151 continues to run between Frankfurt and Chiasso, train 52 between Brig and Basel SBB. Since the time change on December 13, trains will only run between Brig and Basel or Basel and Chiasso and will be canceled in Italy and Germany.
• The BLS RE between Brig and Domodossola continues to operate as scheduled.

The online schedule will be adjusted as soon as possible, writes SBB. Tickets purchased from her will be refunded.