Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Tribune de Geneve reports 1 December that an agreement is “imminent” for a solution to the Lausanne-Geneva rail line, which will reach capacity in 2018. Discussions in the past appeared to have broken down between the cantons of Geneva and Vaud, and the federal government, whose ZEB rail development plan […]
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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 […]
Swiss are world leaders – again – for rail miles traveled
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – The Swiss traveled more kilometres on trains than any other nation in 2008: 2,422 kilometres per person. And for the first time ever, the average number of train journeys rose to 50 per person – putting the Swiss in second place after the Japanese, with 71 journeys a year per person. […]
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 […]
Swiss train travels with Tara: The Goms/Conche Valley
Other Train travels with Tara Click on images to view larger Introduction: This is part of a series of mini-travel photo stories on Switzerland that will run for several weeks. A very special 16-year-old named Tara takes the train on Saturdays or Sundays to explore the country where she has grown up. Her mother, GL […]