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mschuster91today at 5:09 PM1 replyview on HN

> There's caternary on 99% of Swiss rail, every few dozen meters, that already transmits power.

Switzerland runs on 15 kV catenary voltage. Transformers suitable for that kind of voltage cost a lot of money.


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herbsttoday at 6:46 PM

To be fair, swiss train tickets cost a lot of money too.