Due to the entry into force of FAIF project, the Swiss Confederation will be responsible, in 2016, for the financing of any rail infrastructure. The Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has released the consultation draft relating to the financing of operating and maintaining the quality of the rail infrastructure for the years 2017 to 2020. This project includes a ceiling expenses of CHF13.2 billion (EUR 12 billion). The railways will be required to use resources efficiently and to exploit the infrastructure safely and reliably.
So far, the Confederation was already in charge of funding SBB’s infrastructure and took charge, together with the cantons, of the unpaid costs of private railways. The implementation of project Financing and Development of the Railway Infrastructure (FAIF) in January 2016 changes everything: now, the Confederation also fully funds the infrastructure of private railways.
The Federal Office of Transport provides CHF13.2 billion to fund the operation and maintenance of the quality of the entire Swiss rail infrastructure over the next four years. Of this amount, CHF 7.6 billion (EUR 7 billion) will be allocated for the Swiss Railways (SBB) and CHF4.9 billion (EUR 4.5 billion) to the private railways.
The hearing lasts until 15 January 2016. Once the results of that procedure are assessed, the message will be submitted to the Federal Council and Parliament.
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