Securitrans railway police officers also ensure that law and order are upheld on trains as well as at stations.

They have all been sworn in as fully trained police officers and cooperate closely with cantonal and city police forces.

They are there to intervene in the event of breaches of the law or of the railway companies’ rules and regulations.

The railway police officers check people's personal particulars and can detain them too, if necessary. Detained offenders are handed over or reported to the relevant authorities.

Railway police officers also prevent vandalism, to protect passengers and passers-by against harassment and to help them in other ways too.

Railway police officers help evacuate and rescue people from trains and assist those who are disabled or injured.

The railway police force's modern operations centre answers emergency calls to 0800 117 117 both day and night, and coordinates the deployment of the railway police patrols. Thanks to their readiness to take swift action, railway police officers or their partners in the city or cantonal police forces are soon on the scene.

In brief: The railway police force is a force you can count on.