Federal Railways and Air transport shall be administered by federal authorities. Responsibilities for air and/or rail transport administration may be delegated by a federal law to the cantons acting in their own right or on federal commission.
Federal railways may be operated as enterprises under private law. Assets may remain the property of the cantons under federal control.
Laws enacted pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article shall require the consent of the Federal Government. The consent of the Federal Government shall also be required for laws regarding the dissolution, merger, or division of federal railway enterprises, the transfer of federal railway lines to third parties, or the abandonment of such lines.
