Panorama Express
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Panorama Express, abbreviated PE, is a special category of long-distance train in Switzerland. It was introduced with the December 2019 timetable change, and is generally used to denote tourism-focused services.{{Cite news |date=15 January 2020 |title=Keine halben Sachen: Voralpen-Express bleibt Voralpen-Express |language=de-DE |work=info24 |url=http://www.info24news.net/voralpenexpress/ |access-date=15 August 2020}}
Characteristics of a Panorama Express can include first- and second-class seating, air-conditioned coaches, and a limited number of intermediate stops. Advance reservations are often required but not necessarily compulsory.{{cite web | title=Zugcharakteristik | url=https://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_explanations/pdf-Dateien/2020/Zugcharakteristik.pdf | date=2020 | accessdate=15 August 2020}}
Examples
The following is a list of trains that operate under the PE category:
- Bernina Express, between {{rws|Chur}} and Tirano (Italy)
- Glacier Express, between {{rws|St. Moritz}} and {{rws|Zermatt}}
- GoldenPass Express, a luxury train that operates between {{rws|Montreux}} and {{rws|Interlaken Ost}}
- Gotthard Panorama Express, which uses the Gotthard Railway between {{rws|Arth-Goldau}} / {{rws|Flüelen}} and {{rws|Lugano}} (combines with a voyage on Lake Lucerne between {{rws|Lucerne}} and Flüelen)
Previously, the Voralpen Express also ran as a PE, but it was subsequently changed to InterRegio (IR).
See also
References
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External links
[https://www.sbb.ch/en/leisure-holidays/trains-boats/panorama-trains.html Swiss Federal Railways website]
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