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ABOVE: Also new to the Swiss Federal Railways is this electric locomotive in Switzerland Tourism livery.

New trains, new amenities

ICN tilting trains run once per hour on the route that connects Geneva with St. Gallen via Lausanne, Biel/Bienne, and Zürich. The trains offer full dining-car service, "quiet cars" in first and second class where no cellular phones or laptop computers are permitted, and three glassed-in business compartments in first class that offer a table to work on, laptop outlets, and built-in amplifiers for better cell-phone reception.

Double-decker IC 2000 trains include "Bistro Café" cars where passengers can buy snacks, light meals, and beverages for consumption at small tables at a stand-up bar. Each train also has a newly designed family car with playground equipment.

Co-op Railshop

Weekday peak-hour trains between Bern and Zürich include the"Co-op Railshop," an onboard grocery store. The shop offers 900 items, including beverages, cheese, meat, prepared meals, sandwiches, and salads.

For more information on rail travel in Switzerland, see my:

Travel Planner: Rail Travel, Rail Passes switzerlandforvisitors.com
This page from my 123-page illustrated Switzerland & Austria Travel Planner has links to articles, an online timetable, and other resources.

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If you live in the U.S., Canada, or the United Kingdom, you can use this site to buy Swiss, Austrian, and other European rail passes in your local currency. The site, which is operated by the Swiss and French national railroads, also has links to general agents in other countries.

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