Transport group wants direct international rail links from Geneva

The Swiss Association for Transport and Environment (VCS) is calling for direct connections from Geneva to London, Amsterdam, Barcelona and Brussels. These cities are among the ten most popular flight destinations from Geneva, although they could be reached by train in less than eight hours, the VCS said on Tuesday. “The international rail offer is unsatisfactory, the number of connections has fallen and the remaining ones are overloaded,” said Caroline Marti, President of the Geneva section of the VCS. According to the VCS, only three destinations can be reached via direct daily connections from Geneva: Paris, Milan and Venice. Marseille is also an option, but only in summer. And while night trains run from Basel and Zurich to northern and eastern Europe, there are no longer any such connections from Geneva to western and southern Europe, despite the great potential, the VCS says. + Read more: night trains from Switzerland face tough revival These findings are outlined in a report ...