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| The Geneva-Aeroport railway station is under the building right next to the airport terminal. There are signs showing the way and they are hard to miss.
You can buy the ticket either at a ticket counter or from a machine. All Swiss railway staff speak good English. If you use a machine, you can also select English as your language.
On a machine, the only thing that may not be self-evident is the selection between "1/1" and "1/2". "1/1" means that you pay the full price for the ticket. "1/2" is the price for the half-price-card holders, who (rather obviously) can travel at half prices.
If you plan to travel quite a bit in Switzerland, it may be a good idea to get a half-price card, and you can get one at 100 CHF/month. You can apply for it directly at the ticket counter.
On the train, there will be a railway staff checking the ticket between stops. It is also possible to buy a ticket directly on the train, but you pay an additional fee.
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Once you live here and have your papers you can get a card for 150chf that allows you to buy tickets for 1/2 off. It is nice and will allow you to do most of the boat tours for half off as well.
The Lake Steamer boats are nice.
Just a bit of information, do NOT get in the habit of trying to buy the ticket on the train. You may end up doing it on the wrong service and the fines are multiple times more than the fare would be.
Good Luck.
Brian.