The Coach operator Eurobus an intra-Swiss bid with the name “Swiss-Express” by mid-November. Are affected six buses to three public lines in Switzerland on the way. Whether there will be redundancies, is unclear.
The last day of operation will be the 15. November, was informed by Eurobus on Wednesday evening. The current concession for the daily Connections to St. Gallen-Zurich-Lausanne-Geneva-Zurich-Bern-Montreux and Zurich-Basel-Lucerne-Lugano with several intermediate stops had been cancelled by the Federal office for traffic (BAV) according to a corresponding application on the middle of November.
For customers with a booked Ticket, from 16. November, am looking for a solution. You will get your money back in the next few weeks. Discussions with the sales partner Flixbus run.
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in The end, only about one and a half years after the operational Start of the long-distance bus routes. Although the passenger had increased in numbers in the past few months, in addition, the customers have given positive feedback, the demand is still significantly below expectations, wrote of the remote bus provider. In an interview with the news Agency Keystone-SDA Roger Müri, managing Director of the Swiss business of Eurobus, the difficult conditions criticized: “This will make it a pioneering company in a new market is very difficult.” The development of public transport in Switzerland will, therefore, more difficult.
“can use it To find long-distance buses in Switzerland, their role as a useful Supplement to public transport, there must be new rules,” said Müri. Today, private providers may respond to a little quickly and a little flexible on the effective demand. In addition, a practice in dealing with new concession lacks applications in the public transport network.
Waiting in Vain for progress
the company see, for example, until today, forced, part, routes, or schedules to maintain, for virtually no demand. The criticism is, among other things, the Federal government of issuing the licenses: in July 2019 submitted to the adaptation of the roadmap to the needs of the customers on the existing routes could not be implemented to date, have been omitted Müri.
Also on the desired offer to have been extensions, such as in public transport as a Supplement to the track for the first time, planned the night and early links to the airports, until today, still not decided. The SBB had emphasized at the beginning of the week in front of the media, they wanted to realize such lines “in cooperation with Eurobus”.
“Ecologically and economically does not make sense”
Not least for environmental reasons, he had to step on the emergency brake, said Müri. “It is ecologically and economically not reasonable, on the part of guests with routes with very few drive to consume unnecessary resources.” This is no longer just the responsibility with a view to the current climate debate.
Müri regretted the step. His Team had invested “a lot of money and time,” in the work. Eurobus, however, in the long term, a back door open: The project “Swiss bus” will be pursued, it said. The private passenger transport companies, therefore, of a temporary withdrawal, the operation will only set the “time being”.
Other operating runs
“We are in cleared conditions, prepared to pull a new commitment into account,” said Müri. He was still convinced of the long-distance bus concept. Until then, Eurobus will continue to offer Connections to and from Switzerland to abroad and Vice versa.
a Total of operates the for the servant group companies, 300 Mini-buses and coaches. 2018 earned over 500 employees and a turnover of 127 million Swiss francs. Müri showed itself to be confident, therefore, that for the intra-Swiss withdrawal affected twenty employees, in part, an internal solution that will give. (fal/sda)
Created: 30.10.2019, 16:51 PM