BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss National Chefs Team will soon be feeding us on the Swiss trains. The CFF rail company said Tuesday 23 April that starting in July it will be working closely with the team to provide travellers with a new set of menus. Never fear, your favourite Swiss dishes will still be [...]
Sports, football: special shuttles for big Brazil-Italy match Thursday
March 21, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva is host Thursday night to a friendly match between Brazil and Italy, and special shuttle buses will be running to get fans to and from the stadium. The match starts at 20:30. Shuttle buses will operate from Gare Cornavin main train station starting at 18:01, says the CFF rail company, and [...]
Travel alert: minor train accident at Geneva airport cancels some trains (update 2)
March 13, 2013 by
Little or no impact on car show trains GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One in six trains between Geneva and Geneva airport are canceled Wednesday morning 13 March, following an incident at the airport station. Special trains for the Geneva Motor Show are not affected. The CFF says that the first regional train of the day bumped [...]
Traffic alert: rail traffic via Fribourg diverted after cargo train derails
March 7, 2013 by
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Rail traffic in western Switzerland is being rerouted via Beil/Bienne after a cargo train derailment forced the closure of the line between Bern and Fribourg, says the CFF. No one was injured when the train derailed shortly before 10:00 between Berne Ausserholligen and Bern Bümpliz. Some passengers are being put on buses [...]
Swiss trains, stations get better and more wifi coverage
February 21, 2013 by
GENEVA / ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Spotty Internet service on Swiss trains and in train stations should become a thing of the past in coming months, with the CFF rail company adding free wifi to 100 train stations and taking steps to improve the quality of wifi on trains. The stations will be those most frequented. [...]
Travel alert: Geneva-Lausanne train service interrupted
February 20, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A “person accident” between Coppet and Nyon Wednesday evening is causing major interruptions on the Geneva Airport-St Gallen line. A number of fast trains are cancelled between Geneva and Yverdon-les-bains as well as Geneva and Lausanne, with only very limited local train service between Coppet and Nyon. The CFF expects the lines [...]
Geneva airport opens again, snow snarls traffic in W Switzerland
February 11, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Snow has been falling steadily and heavily in western Switzerland, particularly around the southern Jura and Lake Geneva region. Geneva airport was closed until a short while ago, to clean the runways, but as of 10:30 it was open. Long-haul flights are landing, although with some delays, while a number of European [...]
Bern-Lausanne-Geneva trains cancelled Thursday evening
January 31, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Travellers alert: contact problems on the line near Fribourg have caused the CFF rail company to cancel several trains in both directions between Geneva and Bern and Lausanne and Bern. The problem is expected to be resolved by 21:00 Thursday 31 January. Passenges are being rerouted via Biel/Bienne, with some delays. Details [...]
Swiss weekend winter sports and weather: 25-27 January
January 25, 2013 by
What’s on in Geneva and elsewhere: busy weekend of balloons, art, and of course skiing! GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Winter activities are gearing up around Switzerland, after the holidays and pause that follows them. This weekend offers plenty of opportunities for entertainment. You might want to get in the wintry mood Friday by heading for Bastions [...]
Swiss trains: yes, do watch your luggage
January 21, 2013 by
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 Switzerland, a place that exists mainly in the imagination. The latest dire warning to travelers comes from a writer in the UK’s Daily [...]
