Every day, an average of ten verbal or physical assaults are directed at SBB staff - more than before the pandemic. To counter this phenomenon, the public transport company is focusing on raising awareness and reinforcing security measures.
Long perceived as safe spaces, Switzerland's trains and stations are no exception to the worrying trend in the social climate. In a context marked by infrastructure overload, the political debate on demographics and the rise in crime, the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) find themselves on the front line.
Also read | A brief history of the word «civility»To understand the reasons for this development and the measures envisaged, we interviewed Jean-Philippe Schmidt, spokesman for the rail transport company, while Vincent Ducrot, the company's managing director, said
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