About us
Legal form and ownership
The Swiss capacity allocation body TVS is a federal not-for-profit entity under public law with a sepa-rate legal personality.
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Mission statement
We are independent and customer-driven. Our guiding principles are neutrality, quality and efficiency.
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Organigramm
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Strategic goals
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Responsibility and tasks
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The tasks of the TVS
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Services
Timetable
Der Fahrplan ist das Ergebnis der Trassenkonstruktion. Die TVS ist verantwortlich für die Fahrplanerstellung und wirkt in allen Phasen der Erarbeitung mit.
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Use of train paths and ancillary services
Use of the track network is based on a request or an order and the allocation of rights of use. The TVS accepts orders and allocates train paths and ancillary services.
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Freight corridors
Rail freight corridors are an important part of Switzerland’s policy of transferring freight from road to rail. The main role of the TVS here is in helping to coordinate available capacity and providing the framework conditions.
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Railway infrastructure register
In accordance with Article 15f of the Railways Ordinance (EBV), the TVS keeps a register of the information required to operate on the rail infrastructure.
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Collection of track access charges
A charge is levied for use of the railway infrastructure. The TVS is responsible for ensuring that the services consumed by train path users are recorded and invoiced in a non-discriminatory manner.
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Investment plans
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Explanatory notes
International engagement
TVS collaborates with various European infrastructure-manager institutions and bodies to the extent that this is of benefit to the various duties it carries out and services it provides.
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Membership of national organisations
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Glossary
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Documentation
Links
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News / Info Centre

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Legal bases for train path allocation

Railways Act (EBG) (GE / FR / IT only)

Train Path Allocation Body Ordinance (TVSV)

Railway Network Access Ordinance (RailNAO)

FOT Ordinance to the Rail Network Access Ordinance (RNAO-FOT)

Explanatory notes published by the FOT regarding the changes to RNAO-FOT that came into effect on 1.1.2017 in connection with the introduction of network usage concepts (NUCs) and network usage plans (NUPs)

FOT guidelines on requesting network access permits, safety certificates and safety authorisations

Other bases for train path allocation

Dates and deadlines for timetabling and ordering procedures

Bilateral Switzerland-EU Land Transport Agreement

Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the Swiss Confederation and the European Community on the Carriage of Goods and Passengers by Rail and Road (RS 0.740.72)