Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Air Berlin has announced that its passengers can check their luggage in at more than 50 railway stations in Switzerland, get their boarding pass there and be assigned their seats as of 1 December. Air Berlin is Germany’s second-largest airline. Links to other sites: Air Berlin, CFF information on air/rail baggage […]
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Freight train derailed at Chavorney, trains between Lausanne and Yverdon interrupted
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A freight train has come off the tracks in Chavorney, canton Vaud, the Swiss national rail company, CFF, says. No one was hurt in the incident that occurred before 09:00 28 October, but trains between Lausanne and Yverdon-les-Bains have been suspended until further notice.
Cisalpino carries first passengers from Geneva airport to Venice
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A Cisalpino II train made its maiden Geneva-Venice voyage Thursday October 1, leaving Geneva’s Cointrin Airport at 07:33 and bringing back its first passengers from Venice at 16:20. The trains have been running on the Geneva-Milan stretch since July, on a test basis, and with the positive track record of the […]
Two-hour cut in Bern-Zurich-Basel train service hits int’l travel
Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A two-hour cut in train service on the key Bern-Zurich lines starting at 11:15 Tuesday 14 July was due to a power failure at a points station in Olten, says the CFF rail company. No intercity trains ran during that time, resulting in a major disruption of international train service because […]
Renens volunteers offer train station help, safety
Renens, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The first team of volunteers at the train station in Renens went to work 3 June to help travelers and keep the calm. The volunteer project is part of the CFF rail company programme to reduce vandalism and violence. Renens, canton Vaud police and the CFF rail company joined forces […]