Swiss parliament increases funding for railway expansion
The Swiss parliament is spending more money on railway expansion than requested by the government.
On Monday, the House of Representatives agreed with the Senate when discussing changes to the 2025 and 2035 expansion stages and increased the credits by CHF350 million ($400 million).
In the overall vote on Monday, the House of Representatives approved all four federal resolutions with only one vote against each. The business is therefore ready for the final vote.
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In August, the government applied to parliament for a further CHF2.6 billion from the railway infrastructure fund. Among other things, this involves the construction of a nine-kilometre railway tunnel between Morges and Perroy on the Lausanne – Geneva line.
Parliament has now approved further credit increases. The additional funds will be used, among other things, to continue planning for the unbundling in Pratteln, the expansion of Ebikon railway station and the realisation of the Morgarten Ring in Basel.
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