Re:Europe's night trains are on track for a resurgence
by vinay427 on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:00PM
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Pre-Brexit, those in the UK were immigration controls, to be precise. In Switzerland they are in fact customs controls (and not typically immigration controls barring Schengen restrictions such as those during COVID-19).
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Re:Europe's night trains are on track for a resurgence
by littlecranky67 on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @02:26AM
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Even Pre-Brexit the UK was not part of Schengen, so you had border controls even when inbound from a EU country. On the other hand, Switzerland joined Schengen some years ago, yet you still have border controls as they are not in a free-trade/customs agreement.
Re:Europe's night trains are on track for a resurgence
by vinay427 on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @05:56AM
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Right. My point was that the UK controls were (and are through the transition period) immigration and not customs controls while the Swiss ones are customs and not regularly immigration controls.