ABSTRACT
A new subway line of Switzerland is being built in Lausanne, Switzerland. With a population of about 250’000, Lausanne is a relatively small city for a fully automatic subway system.The ambitious project, named projet m2 aims at boosting public transportation in a city characterized by a difficult topography and a growing traffic problem. The project received broad public support in November 2002, when the local state population accepted the proposed project funding (overall budget of 450 mio €). Construction work started in spring 2004 and commercial service is scheduled for the second half of 2008. Key project data are presented in table 1.
