Greenpeace calls for more long-distance trains from Zurich and Geneva

Greenpeace is calling for more European long-distance trains between major cities. According to an analysis by the environmental organisation, there is potential for 15 more train connections from Zurich – and as many as 25 in Geneva. Greenpeace is calling on the federal government and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) to improve rail connections with European cities. European governments should give priority to rail transport over air transport, the environmental organization announced on Tuesday. Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here To this end, air travel concessions should be abolished and a kerosene tax introduced for airlines. There also needs to be more economy tickets for trains and a simpler booking system, for example via a pan-European booking platform. Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe analysed a total of 990 routes between 45 major European cities, according to the environmental organisation. Direct trains operated on only 12% of the routes ...