58,000 people sign petition for night trains
Published: Wednesday, Dec 18th 2024, 15:00
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The Green Party and the environmental organization Umverkehr submitted a petition with 58,640 signatures for night trains in Bern on Wednesday. It demands that the Federal Council expand the services in this area, as provided for in the CO2 Act.
The signatures were collected in less than three months, according to a party press release. "This is a strong signal that the Federal Council should not abandon the expansion of night trains," said Aline Trede, parliamentary group leader of the Greens.
The aim is to promote sustainable mobility and offer alternatives to air travel. The environmental organization demands that the federal government's cost-cutting measures must not have any impact on night trains.
The night train projects from Switzerland to Barcelona and Rome are endangered by the federal government's cost-cutting measures. On Monday, the National Council agreed with the decision of the cantons and decided to subsidize the night trains with CHF 10 million per year instead of the originally planned CHF 30 million.
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