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Lausanne’s M2, world’s steepest metro, a success

27/10/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The M2, the underground metro system in Lausanne and the only fully driverless in the country, is celebrating its second anniversary with a positive balance sheet. The success of Lausanne’s M2 Metro is clear, 24 million tickets were sold in the last 12 months which represents an increase of 3 million […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: automatic trains, Lausanne, M2, metro, public transport, undergound metro, Underground

Public transport hike lower than expected in 2011

04/08/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – Public transport costs for consumers will rise by 2.4 percent rather than 3.4 percent in 2011, “Mr Price”, Switzerland’s consumer watchdog, announced Wednesday 4 August. Lengthy negotiations between the office of Stefan Meierhans and public transport unions succeeded in getting price hikes down. Another bit of good news for consumers is […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: communes, consumer protection, day passes, increases, Mr Price, public transport, Swiss rail, Switzerland, train prices

Open Days for Valais wines: 2010, best yet (update)

13/05/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Updated 14:45 The Valais open days, 13-15 May, appear to be the best organized yet, with 179 wineries participating. This is the fourth year for Switzerland’s largest winemaking canton’s coordinated effort to present its wines to the public, and it’s the perfect time to make the trip. For one thing, the weather might not be […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: buying wine, cellars, cost, iPhone app, Learning about wine, Open Days 2010, ordering wine, public transport, shipping by post, Switzerland, Valais, visiting, wineries

CGN boat rates to rise

29/03/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Boat trips on Lake Geneva will go up by 5.5 percent in 2011, the CGN (Compagnie Générale de la Navigation) has announced, with smaller price increases on the Lausanne-Thonon line starting 1 June 2010. The 2011 ticket prices go into effect 12 December 2010, when Swiss public transport companies put new […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: CGN, France, Geneva, hikes, increases, Lake Geneva, pleasure, prices, public transport, rates, tickets, tourism, Vaud

Public transport prices to rise 6% at year-end

14/01/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland’s CFF rail company will raise prices by 6.4 percent overall 10 December 2010. The recently voted increase in value added tax (TVA) of 0.4 percent is included. The Public Transport Union announced the hikes Thursday 14 January. The amounts of some of the changes come as a surprise, but higher […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: 2010, bus, increases, prices, public transport, Switzerland, train, tram

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