The Federal court has approved the appeal of the BLS in a dispute with the railway long-distance transport concessions against the SBB and the Federal office of transport. The Federal administrative court has violated the right to a hearing of the Berne railway company.
The SBB had 12. July 2018 filed an appeal against the granting of long-distance transport concessions for the lines Biel / Bienne-Bern and Bern-Burgdorf-Olten to the BLS. The hearing before the Federal administrative court invited, demanded the BLS, the withdrawal of the suspensive effect for the entry into force of their concessions during the duration of the procedure. The Federal administrative court dismissed the in Between.
The railway company argued that its use of duration of the concessions of ten years, would be shortened, should the Federal administrative court in its judgment after its entry into force on 15. December 2019 cases. The impact on the profitability of the company could be so strong that you would be opposed to his interests.
In his on Thursday published decision, the Federal Supreme court, the right of the BLS to be heard had been violated. In fact, the Federal administrative court not to be introduced during the procedure, the opinion of the SBB, the BLS. So the BLS did not respond. The decision of the Federal administrative court is null and void, and the judges in St. Gallen, to re-decide.
The Federal office of transport had, on 12. June 2018, the long-distance transport concessions. The SBB received almost all of the lines and the whole Intercity network. The BLS had to settle for the lines Biel / Bienne-Bern and Bern-Burgdorf-Olten. The Berner but would have like to get the licences for the routes of Basel-Interlaken, Basel-Brig and Bern-Le Locle, NE. (mb/sda)
Created: 28.02.2019, 12:00 PM