Today, the Swiss Council of States adopted two motions parliamentarians who aim to speed up the transfer of freight traffic from road to rail. The first proposal, which was approved by the Upper House of Swiss Parliament with 27 votes in favour and 14 against, calls for create a four-meter corridor on the railway line of the left bank of the Rhine, in France. It is - he explained Thierry Burkart of the Radical Liberals party - "of the only a viable option if we want to prevent the policy of traffic transfer to the ground or even take a step back, and this is because the works on large construction sites opened in Germany will continue until after 2045". Skepticism about the opportunity to invest funds abroad considering it more appropriate to act within Switzerland is was expressed by Stefan Engler (Centre Alliance) in representation of the minority in the Commission.

The second parliamentary motion, approved with 33 votes against seven, provides for the creation of buffer tracks, with the aim of build 15-20 tracks to the north and 6-10 tracks to the south to be used for To park freight trains in the event of disruptions. The aim is to avoid cancellations of services as is currently the case: 10-15% of freight trains are in fact cancelled and it is a a growing figure. A minority called for the rejection of the act parliamentarian claiming that work is already underway.

A third motion, rejected with 31 votes compared to ten, asked not to allocate part of the funds to medium distances planned for long distances, as hoped for by the traffic transfer report. For the majority, given the state of federal finances, the desired strengthening of the unaccompanied combined traffic over short distances should without affecting expenditure. These expenses must therefore be compensated on the funds for long distances, the reduction of which by 15 million francs will not have any significant effect transfer of traffic to road transport.