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The Gottardo was an express train that, for most of its existence, linked Zurich, Switzerland, with Milan, Italy.Introduced in 1961, it was a first-class-only Trans Europ Express (TEE) until 1988, then becoming a EuroCity service and finally a EuroNight service – on a longer route, to Rome – before being discontinued in 2002.
The Voralpen-Express (VAE) is a named train connecting small to medium-sized cities and villages in Central and Eastern Switzerland on a scenic route, carrying this name since 1992. It is operated by Südostbahn (SOB) and runs every hour as an InterRegio (IR) between St. Gallen and Lucerne, bypassing Zurich.
EuroCity Zurich-Venice operated by SBB EuroCity Prague-Hamburg operated by ČD Eurocity Hamburg-Basel operated by DB. The criteria EuroCity trains are required to meet include the following: [citation needed] train through two or more countries; all cars air-conditioned; stop only at stations serving major cities
The InterCity, abbreviated IC, is a category of mainline train services in Switzerland operated by Swiss Federal Railways, connecting the country's major cities, the range of services (in Switzerland) of which is located between InterRegio (IR) (inter-regional) and EuroCity (EC).
The Swiss Federal Railways run some 5000 passenger train services covering about 274,000 kilometres (170,000 mi) daily. Half of these train services are long-distance services; the other half are regional and suburban services. In 2013, 366 million passengers used the Swiss Federal Railways.
Trains run hourly, covering the distance from Zürich Hauptbahnhof to Ziegelbrücke in 43 minutes, to Glarus in 60 minutes, and to Linthal in 94 minutes. Despite being classified as an S-Bahn train, the S25 actually covers the distance between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Ziegelbrücke in a shorter time than the parallel RegioExpress service to Chur .
Schaffhausen – Zürich – Chiasso – Milan – Venice: 382/283 Switzerland Italy CIS: 2004–? IC, EC: Caravaggio: Paris – Turin – Milan: 9240/9249 France Italy SNCF 2003–? TGV /Frecciarossa: Carl Maria von Weber † Hamburg – Berlin – Dresden – Prague: 178/179 Germany Czech Republic ČD: 1994, 2001–2002, 2006 EC: Berlin ...
Train services from Italy to Switzerland through the line are expected to become faster from 2020, [needs update] with the opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel, with an expected further increase in passenger numbers. [96] There are plans for a train service between Zürich and Milan with a journey time of 2:45 hours, down from 3:50 hours. [95]