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Swiss trains: should the half-fare card be abolished?
Getting rid of the card could mean a reduction in full-fare journeys for everyone.
Switzerland to set up national register of fare dodgers
Swiss police halt snow-laden bus over safety concerns
New Swiss trains ‘do not meet needs of disabled passengers’
Zurich bank picks location for anniversary cableway over lake
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Trains resume service in snowbound Swiss ski resort
SBB pilots lower temperatures in train carriages
Where to celebrate New Year with fireworks
Swiss airline accused of ruining family Christmas
Great Saint Bernard tunnel will be free to use over Christmas
Switzerland's 'low-cost' ski season gets off to a great start
Swiss train derails after hitting block of ice
IN PICS: World’s steepest classic funicular railway opens in Switzerland
Meghan Markle ‘has Swiss ancestor’
Passengers evacuated from leaking Lake Lucerne ship
Basel Fasnacht recognized by Unesco as ‘intangible heritage’
SBB tests autopilot function on Swiss trains
Security stepped up at Zurich train station
Verbier opens season with nearly 2,700 skiing Santas
Eight brilliant things to do in Switzerland this winter
VIDEO: Wingsuit flyers jump from Jungfrau and land inside a plane
New Sion-UK airline seeks £1m in a week after investor backs out
Graubünden starts testing driverless buses
Swiss village wants to offer families 70,000 francs to go and live there
Fribourg cheesemaker wins World Fondue Championships
SBB offers free festive train trip to those spending Christmas alone
Here’s why you should visit the Val Bregaglia
Five quirky Swiss winter getaways
Swiss tourism chief optimistic for winter season after fall of franc
SBB to test out a total smoking ban in stations
Geneva employs 'Brits' to show locals how to be polite on public transport
Ten facts about Geneva’s famous jet d’eau
Going underground: Ten fascinating sights below Switzerland’s surface
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