List of named passenger trains of Switzerland

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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[needs update] 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, , , 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

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