Federal Council grants concession for Lausanne metro line m3

The roughly 3.5-kilometre, fully underground and fully automatic line connects the station square and the Blécherette district via six stations; the Confederation contributes CHF 144 million (excluding inflation and VAT) under the agglomeration transport programme, while the remaining roughly CHF 1.3 billion is borne mainly by the canton of Vaud. No opening date is given.

On 19 June 2026 the Federal Council granted the infrastructure concession for building and operating the additional metro line m3 in Lausanne. The roughly 3.5-kilometre, double-track, fully automatic underground line is to connect the station square with the Blécherette district via six stations and absorb the growing number of passengers in the north-west of the city. The Confederation contributes CHF 144 million; the remaining construction costs of about CHF 1.3 billion are borne mainly by the canton of Vaud. (LOK Report, 22 Jun 2026; second source: UVEK, 19 Jun 2026)