Aida Avdic
Rail Traffic Controller, loves sport and her dog Miley.
Rail traffic controller – show Switzerland the way.
As a rail traffic controller, you play an important role in ensuring smooth rail services and have a significant impact on customer satisfaction.
Omar Uebelhart
Rail Traffic Controller and Team Leader Production, passionate about motorbikes and good food.
At the heart of the network.
As a rail traffic controller, you maintain an overview of your rail network and manage the trains which run on it in a safe and environmentally friendly way. Thanks to your monitoring and quick reactions, people and freight always arrive safely and on time, no matter what hour of the day or night. You make sure that passengers feel comfortable on Europe’s busiest rail network and arrive at their destinations satisfied.
Experience report.
In their report, Tanja and Peter talk about their experiences before, during and after their further training and tell us what still fascinates them about their job.
Go to videoYour tasks.
Rail traffic control.
Your job as a rail traffic controller includes the following tasks:
- You maintain an overview of the rail network and manage trains in a safe and environmentally friendly way.
- You communicate with team colleagues, locomotive crew and Railticketing Helpdesk, construction and shunting staff, as well as being responsible for providing information to passengers at stations.
- In the event of disruption, you respond quickly and with a focus on safety, and this has a major impact on customer satisfaction.
- Thanks to your commitment, people and freight always arrive safely and on time, no matter what hour of the day or night.
Rail traffic controller in the marshalling yard.
The job of rail traffic controller in the Muttenz and Limmattal marshalling yards also includes the following tasks:
- In the Muttenz marshalling yard, you are the gateway for international freight traffic. In the Limmat marshalling yard, you are responsible for managing national freight traffic.
- You monitor and manage rail traffic at various signal boxes.
