RegioExpress

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RegioExpress, commonly abbreviated to RE, is a category of fast regional train service in Switzerland, run by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) or other railway companies (such as TILO, BLS, tpf, THURBO or RhB, previously also by transN). A few lines also serve stations in Germany, France and Italy. Since 2023, all RE services are numbered for more clarity. Some of them are named.

RegioExpress (RE) train of SBB in Montreux in 2020
RegioExpress (RE) train of BLS in Iselle di Trasquera, Italy, in 2017
Former RegioExpress service in the Seeztal between Flums and Mels in the canton of St. Gallen

It is comparable to the Regional-Express in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg.[1][2][3] Its speed is considerably faster than regional trains at the same level, as it does not stop at all stations served by the regional trains. Nonetheless, it is slightly slower than InterRegio trains. Swiss Federal Railways describes the trains as ones that serve "rapidly into the regions".

List of services

As of the December 2025 timetable change, the following RegioExpress services exist:[4]

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NumberRouteOperator
RE1Bern–Spiez–Kandersteg–Brig(–Domodossola)BLS
RE 1Klosters Platz–Cavadürli–Davos Laret–Davos Wolfgang–Davos Dorf–Davos PlatzRhB
RE1Herisau–St. Gallen–Romanshorn–Kreuzlingen Hafen–KonstanzTHURBO
RE2Domodossola–Brig–VispBLS
RE 2Klosters Platz–Davos PlatzRhB
RE2Bern–Düdingen–Fribourg/Freiburg–Romont FR–Bulle–La Tour-de-Trême–Broc-Village–Broc-ChocolaterieTPF
RE 3Klosters Platz–Zernez–S-chanf–Zuoz–Bever–Samedan–Celerina–St. MoritzRhB
RE3Düdingen–Fribourg/Freiburg–Romont FR–Bulle–La Tour-de-Trême–Broc-Village–Broc-ChocolaterieTPF
RE 4Klosters Platz–Sagliains–Zuoz–Lavin–Guarda–Ardez–Scuol-TaraspRhB
RE4La Chaux-de-Fonds–St-Imier–Courtelary–Sonceboz-Sombeval–Biel/BienneSwiss Federal Railways
RE5Bern–SolothurnRBS
RE 6Chur–Chur Altstadt–Langwies GR–Litzirüti–ArosaRhB
RE6Olten–Aarau–Lenzburg–Wohlen–Rotkreuz–Arth-GoldauSwiss Federal Railways
RE6Le Locle–Le Crêt-du-Locle–La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Forges–La Chaux-de-Fonds–Les Hauts-Geneveys–Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane–Chambrelien–NeuchâtelSwiss Federal Railways
RE7Bern–Langnau i.E.–LucerneBLS
RE 7Chur–Domat/Ems–Reichenau-Tamins–Ilanz–Disentis/MustérRhB
RE8Spiez–ZweisimmenBLS
RE 8Chur–Domat/Ems–Bonaduz–Rhäzüns–ThusisRhB
RE9Spiez–Interlaken OstBLS
RE9Frasne–Pontarlier–Travers–NeuchâtelSwiss Federal Railways
RE11Biel/Bienne–Lyss–Spiez–Kandersteg–BrigBLS
RE12Olten–Aarau–Wildegg–Brugg AG–Turgi–Baden–WettingenSwiss Federal Railways
RE 13Klosters Platz–Saas–Küblis–Schiers–LandquartRhB
RE 24Klosters Platz–Klosters Dorf–Küblis–Fideris–Jenaz–Furna–Schiers–LandquartRhB
RE24Olten–Zofingen–Reiden–Dagmersellen–Nebikon–Wauwil–Sursee–Sempach-Neuenkirch–Rothenburg Station–Emmenbrücke–LucerneSwiss Federal Railways
RE33Geneva Airport / Annemasse–Geneva–Lausanne–St-MauriceSwiss Federal Railways
RE37Aarau–Lenzburg–Zürich HBSwiss Federal Railways
RE 41Zermatt–Täsch–VispMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn
RE 42Zermatt–Täsch–Visp–Brig Bahnhofplatz–FieschMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn
RE48Zürich HB–Zürich Oerlikon–Bülach–SchaffhausenSwiss Federal Railways
RE80Locarno–Lugano–Chiasso–Milano CentraleTILO
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History

Until the 2003 timetable overhaul (December 2002 to December 2003), the RegioExpress was limited in circulation. One of the main lines which ran as a RegioExpress line (abbreviation: RX) was the Rheintal Express, from St. Gallen through Sargans to Chur (the other was the CityVogel from Zürich to Konstanz). As of the 2004 timetable overhaul, the RegioExpress was introduced as faster Regio (formerly regional) trains; the term was thrown into expanded usage. The abbreviation was changed to RE instead of the previous RX in the 2005 timetable. Recently, several companies have begun to number their RE lines, such as the TPF.

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