Swiss trains: play by the rules, please
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Users of the “pyjama train”, the late night train service that the CFF Swiss rail company runs between Villeneuve and Morges on weekends for night owls, will have to pay a fine of CHF80 if they do not have a valid ticket.
The CFF has always charged a CHF2 “pyjama” surcharge for the late night service, in addition to a ticket at normal tariffs.
Ticket controls are few and far between, and until now conductors have charged only CHF10 extra if a ticket is bought on the train, although travelers are discouraged from doing so.
From 13 December the CFF will levy a fine of CHF80 if the traveler does not have a valid ticket on a regional line, such as the pyjama train.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 3 November 2009.
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Tags: CFF, Frederic Revaz, late night train service, pyjama train, ticket surcharge