List of named passenger trains of Switzerland

This is a list of named passenger trains in Switzerland, both past and present, including some international ones. Some operate (or operated) under the EuroCity (EC), EuroNight (EN), CityNightLine (CNL), InterCity (IC), InterRegio (IR), RegioExpress (RE), S-Bahn (S) or Panorama Express (PE) categories.

Train or service name Operator(s) Route Operation Notes
AB-Klassiker AB Appenzell – Wasserauen present Suspended as of 2026[1]
Aqualino[2] RhB Scuol-Tarasp – Chur – Disentis/Muster present
Bernina Express (PE) RhB Chur – St. Moritz – Tirano 1973–present
CNL Apus CNL Amsterdam (Centraal) – Bellinzona – Milan (Central) until 2016
CNL Aurora CNL Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Copenhagen (Central) until 2014
CNL Berliner CNL Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Berlin (Hauptbahnhof) defunct
CNL Canopus CNL Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Prague (Central) until 2016
CNL Komet CNL Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Hamburg (Hauptbahnhof) 1954–2016
CNL Orion CNL Basel – Dresden (Hauptbahnhof) – Prague (Main) until 2014
CNL Pegasus CNL Amsterdam (Centraal) – Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Brig until 2016
CNL Semper CNL Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Dresden (Hauptbahnhof) defunct
Chocolat Express TPF Bern – Fribourg/Freiburg – Romont FR – Bulle – La Tour-de-Trême – Broc-Village – Broc-Chocolaterie present
EC Borromeo Cisalpino Basel – Bern (Main) – Milan (Central) until 2009
EC Canaletto Cisalpino Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Venice (Santa Lucia) until 2009
EC Cinque Terre Cisalpino Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – La Spezia until 2009
EC Iris SNCB, CFL, SNCF, SBB CFF FFS Brussels (Midi/Zuid) – Strasbourg – Chur present
EC Jean Monet SNCB, CFL, SNCF Brussels (Midi/Zuid) – Strasbourg – Basel present
EC Kaiserin Elisabeth SBB CFF FFS, ÖBB Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Salzburg present
EC Lemano Cisalpino Geneva – Milan (Central) until 2009
EC Maria Theresia SBB CFF FFS, ÖBB Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Vienna (Westbahnhof) present
EC Monte Rosa Cisalpino Geneva – Milan (Central) until 2009
EC Ticino SBB CFF FFS, FS/Trenitalia, Cisalpino Basel – Lucerne – Milan (Central) 1993–2008
EC Transalpin SBB CFF FFS, ÖBB Basel – Vienna (Westbahnhof) 1958–2010
SBB CFF FFS, ÖBB Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Graz (Hauptbahnhof) 2013–present
EC Vall D’Ossola Cisalpino Basel – Bern (Main) – Milan (Central) until 2009
EC Vallese Cisalpino Geneva – Milan (Central) until 2009
EC Vauban SNCB, CFL, SNCF, SBB CFF FFS Brussels (Midi/Zuid) – Strasbourg – Brig present
EC Verbano Cisalpino Basel – Bern (Main) – Milan (Central) until 2009
EN Roma SBB CFF FFS, Trenitalia Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Venice (Santa Lucia)
Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Rome (Termini)
present
EN Wiener Walzer SBB CFF FFS, ÖBB, MÁV Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Prague (Main)
Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Vienna (Westbahnhof) – Budapest (Keleti)
present
EN Zürichsee SBB CFF FFS, ÖBB, SŽ, HŽ, ŽS Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Ljubljana (Main) – Zagreb – Beograd present
Engadin Star[3] RhB Landquart – St. Moritz present
Glacier Express (PE) MGB, RhB Zermatt – St. Moritz present
Glarner Sprinter SBB CFF FFS Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Linthal 2004–2014
GoldenPass Line / GoldenPass Express (PE) Zentralbahn, BLS, Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line Lucerne – Interlaken – Zweisimmen – Montreux present
Gotthard Panorama Express (PE) SBB CFF FFS, SGV[a] (Lucerne by boat to) Flüelen – Bellinzona – Lugano 2017–present
Heidiland-Bernina Express RhB Chur – St. Moritz – Tirano 1995–present Ran under this name between 1995 and 1999, then 1999–2005 as Heidi-Express, since 2005 it also operates as Bernina Express
IC Brianza Cisalpino Bellinzona – Milan (Central) until 2009
IC Insubria SBB CFF FFS, Trenitalia Stuttgart (Hauptbahnhof) – Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Milan (Central) present
IC Mediolanum SBB CFF FFS, Trenitalia Basel – Lucerne – Milan (Central) present
IC Monte Ceneri Cisalpino Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Milan (Central) until 2009
IC Riviera dei Fiori Cisalpino Basel – Lucerne – Genova – Nice until 2009
IC Teodolina Cisalpino Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Milan (Central) until 2009
IC Tiziano SBB CFF FFS, Trenitalia Basel – Lucerne – Milan (Central) present
IC Verdi SBB CFF FFS, Trenitalia Basel – Lucerne – Milan (Central) present
IR Aare Linth SOB,
SBB CFF FFS
Chur – Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Bern 2021–present Runs as IR35
IR Alpenrhein Express SOB Chur – St. Gallen 2024–present Runs as IR13
IR Treno Gottardo SOB,
SBB CFF FFS
Locarno – Airolo – Göschenen – Arth-Goldau – Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) or Basel (SBB) 2020–present Runs as IR 26 to/from Basel, and as IR 46 to/from Zurich. Operates through the Gotthard crest tunnel
IR Voralpen Express (VAE) SOB (until 2013 in collaboration with SBB CFF FFS) Lucerne – Rapperswil – St. Gallen ( – Romanshorn, until 2013) 1992–present
RE Lötschberger[4] BLS Bern – Thun – Spiez – Kandersteg – Goppenstein (Lötschental) – Brig present Since December 2022 not operated by BLS RABe 535 stock made for this service, but instead Stadler Mika are used
Rheingold Basel – Hook of Holland 1934–1987
Rheintal Express SBB CFF FFS St. Gallen – Chur 1995–2018
Rhyhas (S62) SBB GmbH Schaffhausen – Singen (– Radolfzell) 2022–present
Seehas (S6) SBB GmbH Konstanz – Radolfzell – Singen (Hohentwiel) – Engen 1994–present Operated by SBB GmbH but running in Germany
TEE Gottardo SBB CFF FFS, FS Zurich – Milan (Central) 1961–1988
TEE Ticino SBB CFF FFS Zurich – Milan (Central) 1961–1974
Train des Vignes SBB CFF FFS Vevey – Puidoux-Chexbres present Since 2010 around that year, the service is not branded anymore and is intergrated in RER Vaud as R7.
Train du Chocolat[5] MOB Montreux – Gruyères – Broc present
Train Fondue TPF (Gstaad) – Montbovon – Bulle present
Trenhotel Pau Casals Elipsos Zurich (Hauptbahnhof) – Barcelona (Estació de França) 2001–2012
Trenino della Neve RhB St. Moritz – Tirano present
Wilhelm-Tell-Express SBB CFF FFS, SGV[a] (Lucerne by boat to) Flüelen – Bellinzona – Lugano until 2017

Notes

  1. ^ a b Boat operator

See also

References

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