Swiss politicians concerned by cut to Lausanne-Paris TGV services

The Vaud cantonal parliament wants to maintain six direct daily TGV high-speed train services between Lausanne and Paris. On Tuesday it unanimously supported a resolution urging the Vaud government to take the necessary steps to oppose or compensate for the decision to stop three TGV services. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the Swiss Federal Railways 2026 timetable, the current Paris-Geneva-Lausanne service will no longer terminate in Vaud capital but will have Geneva as its terminus. While Paris can now be reached six times a day from Lausanne without a change, next year there will be just three direct connections via Vallorbe. "Such a reduction in service for our cantonal capital is problematic. There is a risk that this will lead to a modal shift from rail to other modes of transport such as the car or the plane," Radical-Liberal parliamentarian Alexandre Berthoud, who filed the resolution, said on Tuesday. Meeting scheduled Various ...