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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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 »
Lausanne metro: new ticket office opens
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, E - Reportages, tagged lausanne, metro, news, trains on August 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The opening of Lausanne metro line 2 gets closer and closer, and the first buildings related to the new line are already opening. On August 4, the new ticket office (designed by Merlini & Ventura architects) opened in the station Flon, where a connection with the existing M1 and LEB lines will be provided. The [...]
Lausanne metro opening gets closer and closer
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged lausanne, metro, news, trains on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As the opening of Lausanne metro line 2 is getting closer and closer, curiosity around the project is getting bigger and bigger. Yesterday the line was officially presented to the press, who had the possibility to make a trip in avant-premiere. The report of the day can be seen in the video below. (source: 24 [...]
Milan S-bahn arrives to Rogoredo
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged italy, metro, milan, news, trains on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(image: wikipedia) On july 15, a new stretch of Milan S-bahn has opened. From now on, trains from lines S1, S2, S6 and S10 will have their sout-eastern terminal in Milano Rogoredo instead of Milano Porta Vittoria. (source: ferrovie.it, urban rail)
sheer transit pleasure: historical trains
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, B - Trends, C - Tips, tagged buses, fun, lausanne, metro, paris, party, trains, tram, travel, trends on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(photo via flickr) One of the nice surprises you can find while riding public transports, is finding yourself into a special, historical train. Ancient rolling stock, old fashioned staff, special festive ambiance… in a while, the trip loses its tmosphere of boring daily commute and turns itself into an improvised party: everybody starts to talk, [...]
inflatable street art
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, B - Trends, tagged art, metro, New York, trends, USA on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After having become famous for blowing up Marilyn Monroe skirt, subway air grates come again, this time to give birth to Joshua allen Harris’s works of art. in normal conditions, Harris’s artworks seems to be just garbage left on the road, but when a subway train pass under the grate, air blows up and turns [...]
Roma-Pantano light rail extension closes again
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, E - Reportages, tagged italy, metro, news, rome, tram on June 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
(image: wikipedia) On july 7, 2008, the newly-reopen stretch of the Roma-Pantano light rail will close again after two years of operation. (official news here and here) Once part of an extensive network covering all the eastern part of Lazio (including the towns of Frascati, Palestrina, Fiuggi, Alatri and Frosinone), Roma-Pantano light rail had heavily [...]
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