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This is a route-map template for the Gotthard Panorama Express, a railway in Switzerland.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Gotthard Panorama Express is a tourist-oriented boat and panoramic train line which connects Lucerne to Lugano, crossing the Swiss Alps from North to South through the Gotthard crest tunnel. Until 2017, the train was known as the William Tell Express ( German : Wilhelm Tell Express ).
This is a route-map template for the Gotthard railway, a railway in Switzerland.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Gotthard Panorama Express uses this interchange to provide its tourist oriented boat and rail service between Lucerne and Lugano. [5] Erstfeld, at an altitude of 472 metres (1,549 ft), is reached via Altdorf. The depot at Erstfeld station houses rolling stock needed for the Gotthard route, i.e. for banking service.
This "old route" crosses the Alps through the ca. 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long Gotthard Tunnel between Göschenen (1,106 metres (3,629 ft) a.s.l.) and Airolo (1,142 metres (3,747 ft) a.s.l.). It uses a series of spiral loops and horseshoe curves (partly in tunnels) to quickly gain altitude , or to lose altitude on the other side of the tunnel ...
The interchange at Flüelen forms a key part of the Gotthard Panorama Express, a tourist oriented combined paddle steamer and rail service that connects Lucerne and Lugano. The SGV provides the link from Lucerne to Flüelen, connecting there with a Swiss Federal Railways train to Lugano.
PE: Panorama Express, introduced in 2019, are tourist oriented long-distance services (e.g. the Gotthard Panorama Express). EXT: Charter train or special train added when an exceptionally heavy traffic is expected. Several services are currently operated by other railway companies, including subsidiaries of Swiss Federal Railways (e.g. Thurbo).
GoldenPass Express, a luxury train that operates between Montreux and Interlaken Ost; Gotthard Panorama Express, which uses the Gotthard Railway between Arth-Goldau / Flüelen and Lugano (combines with a voyage on Lake Lucerne between Lucerne and Flüelen) Previously, the Voralpen Express also ran as a PE, but it was subsequently changed to ...