Hello,<BR><BR>I'm sorry to be raising a question on the Swiss railcards yet again; but I have searched through the archives and haven't really found an answer to what I am looking for. I am interested in the year-long half-fare card, "HalbTax", and just want to know if non-residents are eligible to apply for it, or is it restricted to Swiss residents only? (I am, understandably, not Swiss)<BR><BR>I will be traveling to Switzerland atleast a couple of times in the coming year, and so I find this works out to be better than any of the other ones.<BR><BR>Many thanks for your time.<BR><BR>Cheers.

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Mika:<BR><BR>No problem: It is available for everybody. No need to be a resident. It can be ordered at every railway station, all you need is a passport-sized picture. It is valid from any date you specify for 365, 730 or 1095 days. cost: 1 year CHF 150, 2 years CHF 250 and 3 years CHF 350.<BR><BR>enjoy your trip<BR><BR>Phil.

According to the CFF/SBB (Swiss Railways), you don't need to be Swiss to get a Halbtax-Abonnement, for which there is a 1-year validity option as well as other lengths - and, the thing is actually the size of a credit card, so it fits easily into wallets. You need a form of identification - a passport from your country is the most obvious - and a passport-size photo, and the price is about 150 Sfr. for one year. Call 0041-900 300 300 for more information if you need it. P.S. There are also 1-month cards available for SFr. 90.-- if you're only going to be in Switzerland over a 1 month period...

Thanks a lot!