Rail traffic down but running again, Yverdon-Lausanne
GenevaLunch News Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Lausanne-Yverdon rail line was out of service for technical reasons from 06:45-07:45 Tuesday morning 12 January, due to a problem with the...
View ArticleBelgian train drivers on strike following accident
GenevaLunch News Belgium’s train drivers went on strike Tuesday unexpectedly 16 February, following the rail accident south of the capital Monday that killed 18 people and injured dozens of others. The...
View ArticleSNCF strike: few Swiss-French trains Wednesday
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The French SNCF railway workers are on strike, with numerous trains between Switzerland and France not running Wednesday 7 April. Media predictions...
View ArticleZurich man killed by train
GenevaLunch News Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A 51-year-old man died shortly after being hit by a train at the station in Wipkingen, on the outskirts of Zurich. He had just stepped off the train...
View ArticleYouth gravely injured by train in Gland
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A 14-year-old is in serious condition, but his life is not in danger, following an accident at the train station in Gland, canton Vaud, Thursday evening 22...
View ArticlePublic transport costs to rise in December
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Public transportation prices will rise by five percent from December 2012, slightly less than the expected 5.6%, according to the details of a two-year agreement...
View ArticleTrain delays on Lausanne-Geneva line until mid-afternoon
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A 300-metre stretch of electric railway line in Nyon is the source of train delays between Geneva and Morges and Geneva and Lausanne Thursday 16 August. A number...
View ArticleTrain crimes on the rise: internal report
GenevaLunch News BERN, SWITZERLAND – The CFF rail company is reported by Sonntagsblick 11 November to be concerned about the sharp increase in crime on trains in Switzerland, notably theft and violence...
View ArticleTravel alert: Geneva trains replaced by buses this weekend
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Trains between Geneva’s Cornavin station and several areas will not be running this weekend and travelers will be put on buses, the CFF says. The stoppage will...
View ArticleSwiss trains: yes, do watch your luggage
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It seems no matter how often the police say it or the CFF rail company cautions travelers, foreigns are anxious to hold onto the image of clean, tidy, crime-free...
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