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| Service type | Boat and Panorama Express train |
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| Status | Operating |
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| Locale | Switzerland |
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| Current operators | Swiss Federal Railways
Lake Lucerne Navigation Company |
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| Termini | Lucerne / Arth-Goldau
Lugano |
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| Stops | Flüelen,
Göschenen,
Airolo,
Bellinzona |
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| Distance travelled | 182 km (113 mi) |
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| Average journey time | 5.5 hours |
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| Service frequency | Daily (except on Mondays),
from mid-April to mid-October |
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| Class | 1st |
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| Catering facilities | Minibar on train,
Restaurant on boat |
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| Observation facilities | Panorama cars |
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| Rolling stock | Re 420 locomotive, panorama cars |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm / 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in standard gauge |
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to Zürich HB / Basel SBB / Interlaken Ost
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Lucerne
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Lucerne landing stage
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Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee)
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Flüelen landing stage
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Arth-Goldau (trains to Zürich / Lucerne / St. Gallen)
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Flüelen
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Ried
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Rynächt
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Gotthard Base Tunnel (North portal)
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Erstfeld
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Amsteg-Silenen
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Windgällen tunnel (183 m)
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Chärstelenbach bridge (127 m)
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Bristen tunnel (709 m)
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Intschireuss bridge (121 m) over Reuss
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Intschi tunnel (88 m)
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Intschi
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Zgraggental
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Zgraggental bridge (89 m)
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Zgraggen tunnel (68 m)
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Breiten tunnel (57 m)
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Meitschlingen tunnel (74 m)
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Säcken bridge (120 m)
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Mörschlisbach gallery (25 m)
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Gurtnellen
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Häggeribach tunnel (92 m)
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Muhren tunnel (53 m)
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Pfaffensprung spiral tunnel (1,476 m)
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Pfaffensprung
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Leggistein curved tunnel (left, 1,090 m), Mühle tunnel (88 m)
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Stahlloch tunnel (left, 40 m), Lower Meienreuss bridge (60 m)
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Upper Meienreuss bridge (left, 54 m), Kirchberg tunnel (300 m)
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Maienkreuz tunnel (left, 78 m), Middle Meienreuss bridge (122 m)
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Upper Entschigtal gallery (left, 102 m), Middle Entschigtal gallery (185 m)
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Kellerbach bridge (left, 70 m), Wassen
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Eggwald (left), Rohrbach tunnel (230 m)
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Rohrbach bridge (left, 61 m), Wattingen curved tunnel (1,084 m)
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Naxberg tunnel (1,570 m)
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Göschenen
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Gotthard Crest Tunnel
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Airolo
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Stalvedro bridge (83 m)
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Stalvedro tunnel (196 m)
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Sordo
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Ambri-Piotta
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Rodi-Fiesso
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Dazio tunnel (left, 353 m), Freggio spiral tunnel (1,568 m)
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Artoito tunnel (74 m)
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Monte Piottino tunnel (147 m)
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Pardorea
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Prato spiral tunnel (left, 1,560 m), Pardorea tunnel (276 m)
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Broscerina tunnel (43 m)
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(103 m)
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Polmengo tunnel (304 m)
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Faido
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Chiggiogna
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Lavorgo
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Lume tunnel (left, 466 m), Pianotondo spiral tunnel (1,508 m)
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Piantondo bridge (111 m)
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Toumiquet tunnel (left, 72 m), Travi spiral tunnel (1,547 m)
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Giornico
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Giornico
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Lower Ticino bridge (120 m)
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Bodio
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Gotthard Base Tunnel (South portal)
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Pozzo Negro (left), Pollegio
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Pasquerio link
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Moesa bridge (68 m)
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Biasca
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Crocetto tunnel (275 m)
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Giustizia tunnel (64 m)
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Giustizia
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Osogna-Cresciano
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Claro
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Castione-Arbedo
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Moesa bridge (85 m)
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Bellinzona
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Locarno
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Lugano (bus transfer to Tirano / Bernina Express)
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to Chiasso / Milan
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The Gotthard Panorama Express is a tourist-oriented boat and panoramic train line which connects Lucerne to Lugano, crossing the Swiss Alps from North to South through the Gotthard crest tunnel. Until 2017, the train was named the William Tell Express (German: Wilhelm Tell Express). It is jointly operated by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), who operate the train, and the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (German: Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees; SGV), who operates the boat. Previous iterations of the train ran to a southern terminus at Locarno rather than the current terminus at Lugano.