The national rail service will be expanded with the timetable change from December 11, 2016. The biggest change in the upcoming timetable is the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The travel time on the north-south axis will be reduced by around 30 minutes.

There are also changes for bike transport, or rather bad news for cyclists who want to take their bike with them on the train. SBB is increasing the prices for these transport services by between 8.3 and 11.1 percent. The price of a reduced bike day pass will rise from CHF 12 to CHF 13, while the normal day pass for bringing your bike on the train will increase from CHF 18 to CHF 20. The price of the multi-day bike pass and the bike pass will also increase on December 11, 2016.www.sbb.ch