CFF points to major challenges in near future
Growing customer demand adds pressure to replace older trains in Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The present looks rosy, but the future less so, Switzerland’s CFF rail company indicated Friday oring 16 April in its annual report. Traffic rose in 2009, more passengers arrived on time, and profits were up, but the company says heavy investments are necessary to guarantee the current level of service.
iPhone tickets for Swiss rail travel available 6 July 2009
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss rail company CFF has started to sell train tickets via iPhones. The company’s mobile phone sales service was opened in February 2009, but until 6 July has worked only for phones equipped with Java. There is no supplement for tickets bought via iPhone, although users will be billed by their phone companies for downloading the ticket and other information such as train schedules. The tickets are paid for by credit card.
Zurich, Switzerland (20 Minutes/ats , Fre) – A passenger fined CHF80 for sitting in a first-class car with only a second-class ticket complained to the Swiss federal transport ministry that the fine was too high.
Lake Geneva region, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Friday has brought snow right down to the level of the lake, and in the mountains more is expected at the start of the weekend.
Road alerts
The snow is good, the sun is expected to come out Saturday and the Geneva Motor Show is on, so expect heavy traffic on the highways starting Friday afternoon.
Bern and Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The CFF rail company and the UTP (public transport union) will not raise prices as planned in December 2009 in a nod to the economic crisis, but will delay the hike until December 2010.
