The Swiss railway group SBB CFF FFS announced today that it having closed the first half of 2026 with a net profit of 126 CHF million compared to CHF 48 million in the first half last year, with an increase - explained the company - to which Growing demand in passenger traffic, the positive result of the Real Estate division and a clear improvement in the traffic of goods. The group specified that in the first semester of this year, the demand for mobility is and the company's trains transported in average 1.45 million passengers per day, 4.0% more compared to 1.39 million in the first half of 2025.

SBB CFF FFS pointed out that, however, the situation remains tense and to cope with the growing need for investments for fleet renewal and future needs to expand the offer, in the medium term the group needs a annual profit of around CHF 500 million, a value that will long will have to be even higher. Only in In this way - explained SBB CFF FFS - the company will be able to able to stabilize its debt and, at the same time, Investing for the future.

In the first six months of this year, the group's trains 6.02 million passengers (+1.3%). SBB CFF FFS has made I note that in the freight traffic segment the net result is returned positive having increased by 49 million compared to the year previous one thus standing at two million francs. 'To the first time in many years - the company highlighted - the sector has therefore recorded a substantial break-even, at which contributed by federal subsidies for the Single-wagon national traffic, efficiency gains within SBB, transport prices that can cover the costs and revenues from the sale of rolling stock. International freight traffic also developed positive. On the other hand, the decline in transport volumes remains a challenge on the national territory".

Meanwhile, the Swiss group has announced that from the next first January the freight division SBB CFF FFS Cargo Ltd will be integrated into the SBB CFF SB LTD at the balance sheet level and will form The Freight Traffic Division together with the Group companies SBB Cargo International (75% majority shareholding of SBB CFF FFS ) and ChemOil Logistics (a subsidiary of the 100%). This will complete the operation started in 2023 with the complete acquisition of SBB CFF FFS Cargo SA. From 1 June 2027, the staff of SBB CFF FFS Cargo will also be able to AG will be transferred to SBB CFF SBB LTD.