MediaFaro News Digest<p>The UK and Switzerland open the way for direct rail services.</p><p>The UK and Swiss governments have outlined plans to encourage train companies to launch direct services between London and Switzerland, in an attempt to tap into booming demand for long-distance rail travel in Europe.</p><p>The two governments on Friday announced plans to “lay the groundwork for future commercial services”, linking the two countries through the Channel Tunnel.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250509-the-uk-and-switzerland-open-the-way-for-direct-rail-services?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250509</span><span class="invisible">-the-uk-and-switzerland-open-the-way-for-direct-rail-services?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Train</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rail</span></a></p>