It’s official: Lausanne Metro line 2 will open next Monday, October 27, 2008. Line Métrobus will be discontinued, all the other lines will not be changed until December 14. All the info here and here. (source: 24Heures)
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Lausanne Metro line 2: commercial service will start next monday
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged lausanne, metro, news on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Unofficial map of Lausanne and Vaud nightbus: Somnambule
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged buses, lausanne, news, night, trains, vaud on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In Vaud, public transport is organized around several companies, each one with its own website, its own design, its own line numbering criteria. During the day, a centralized bus and train schedule and fare system allow users to organize their trips without many inconvenients, but during the night (between midnight and 4AM), things become more [...]
Paris RER E vs. Rome Metro B: same spaces, different comfort
Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, D - reflections, E - Reportages, tagged metro, paris, reflections, rome, trains on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Following a discussion about Rome Metro, I found a comapraison between Rome B line and Washington Metro. According to different surveys, Rome Metro is considered one of the most unwelcoming ones: in order to change its perception, lots of long and expensive plans are currently going to improve comfort (see here and here). Anyway, some [...]
Transit Art: CEVA
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, A - News, B - Trends, D - reflections, tagged art, ceva, geneva, metro, news, reflections, trains, trends on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here in Switzerland, the ultimate decision on infrastructure and urban planning comes from people, so a good communication campaign is essential in order to promote a project. So, public administrations always put a big effort on promotion and communication, as in the case of CEVA, the new underground link between the Swiss and French railway [...]
Transit Art: Transformers
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, A - News, tagged art, buses, lausanne, news on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mobility week is almost over: for ten days, walking, cycling and public transport have been the main topic of a long list of events in Lausanne. One of the event of this week was the shooting of Transformers 02, by NOTsoNOISY and Retrobus:
Lausanne metro line 2 (Le Temps)
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, A - News, tagged lausanne, metro, switzerland on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The opening of Lausanne Metro line 2, by Marco Danesi (Le Temps) source: domaine public
Lausanne Metro line 2: it’s open!
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, A - News, tagged lausanne, metro, news on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Voila! Since last Thursday (and till Sunday, since the last tests will go on till the final opening on october 27), Lausanne Metro line 2 is open: Here is the official video from TVRL And here, the complete video of the trip, by skylop:
Mobility Week – 18 to 28 september 2008
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, A - News, tagged events, lausanne, metro, party, renens, trains, vevey on September 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
(video: transformers 01 by NOTsoNOISY) From 18 to 28 september 2008, Lausanne will host the Mobility Week. Lausanne public transports’ network will turn itself in a big show: – Metro Line 2 will be open from 18 to 21 September, from 15h30 to 20h00 on the first day, from 10h00 to 20h00 on the other [...]
Lausanne Metro line 2 will open on October 27
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged lausanne, metro on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It will open on September 18. Then close again on September 22. Then open again on October 27. Finally, the dates of opening of lausanne metro line 2 have been published. The official document can be found here. (source: 24 heures)
Label Suisse: transit party!
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged lausanne, metro, news on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Opening of Lausanne Metro line 2 gets closer and closer, and a big celebration is previewed! From 19 to 21 september, all the city will become a big stage: concerts, exibitions, parties will gather around the new metro. (the program can be found on http://labelsuisse.rsr.ch/2008/) In the meantime, trains – still empty – continue to [...]
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