Update 2, 22:45 Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Years of arguing and debate over the need for the Lake Geneva region to rapidly develop its train service were brought to a close Monday 21 December with a framework agreement signed by the federal and cantonal governments and the CFF rail company. The agreement acknowledges that the Geneva-Lausanne area is one of the fastest-growing in Switzerland and states the intent of the signing parties to develop a rail network and service that match the rapidly changing need for public transport in the area.
Third and possibly fourth rail line planned
The two cantons have agreed to put up CHF312 million in pre-financing for several projects, designed to speed up the project. The 20-year plan, to 2030, will increase the frequency of trains to one every 15 minutes between Lausanne and Geneva. The number of seats will double by 2020. Several congestion points are targeted: Mies in Vaud and Chambésy in Geneva plus the freight passing line between Nyon and Coppet. The three-phase plan calls for the main lines and RER regional system to be improved first, then the third rail line between Renens and Allaman to be built during a second phase, when the system will also be extended in the area west of Geneva. Main train stations will be modernized.
The third phase will involve building a fourth rail line and improving public transport access to Geneva’s airport.
Title: “Fatal Emploi”, theatre
Location: Coppet
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Description: Murder mystery theatre, in French
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 09 Nov 2009
Title: “Fatal Emploi”, theatre
Location: Coppet
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Description: Murder mystery theatre, in French, tickets CHF95-100
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 09 Oct 2009
Title: Murder mystery theater and dinner
Location: Lake Geneva region
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Description: Vice and Versailles, strange complots at the Chateau de Chatelard and many more. Some of the performances take place in settings such as the Chateau de Coppet. One evening to enjoy. In French only.
Start Date: 04 Jun 2009
End Date: 27 Jun 2009
Title: Coppet’s flea market
Location: Coppet, Vaud
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Description: One day flea market at Place du Port with food stalls and entertainment.
Date: 07 Jun 2009
Title: Concert, the rose and the lily
Location: Coppet, Vaud
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Description: English and French vocal music from the 1600s presented by the Ensemble Vocal Amaryllis.
Date: 29 May 2009
Coppet, Vaud, Switzerland (24 Heures, Fre) – Anti-noise walls along the autoroute are increasingly familiar as the federal government and cantons work to reduce unacceptably high noise levels. Less common: a high-tech plastic wall put up by a home-owner, at her expense, to reduce noise from the lake road, but this is what Amalia Ciriza in Coppet has done. The village is not 100 percent happy about it.
