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Rail Chemins de Fer Fédéraux Suisses (CFF) (Swiss Railways) (website: www.cff.ch), is the national railway system. The main railway station is Gare de Cornavin, Place de Cornavin. Facilities include bureau de change, left luggage, newsagent and post office. Further information is available from national rail enquiries (tel: 157 2222). Rail services: The Swiss rail network provides rapid access within Switzerland and Europe, with hourly links from Lausanne, Berne, Basel and Zurich to Geneva. Over two hundred trains travel daily through the city and airport of Geneva, many of which are on international routes. From Paris, it takes 3 hours 30 minutes by TGV. Overnight trains Pablo Casals and Catalan-Talgo connect Geneva with Barcelona, and there are InterCity and EuroCity trains to Italian cities including Milan. Transport to the city: Cornavin Station is in the city centre and is a hub for the bus and tram network. |
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