The Cisalpino

Inside Cisalpino

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The tilting train (colloquially known as "Pendolino"), the Italian ETR 470, provides a comfortable and fast connection between Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. A tilting train is a train with a tilting mechanism that enables increased speed on regular railroad tracks. ... Pendolino is a tilting train used in Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. ...

The Cisalpino operates on two lines:

• Stuttgart - Zürich - Milan - Florence
• Geneva/Basel - Milan - Venice

The train has two classes. In first class, power plugs are available. The Cisalpino comes with a dining car. Reservations are recommended. In international trips, a surcharge is to be paid, along with the reservation. Bicycles cannot be conveyed.

The Cisalpino is operated by the Cisalpino AG which has its headquarters in Bern. Train maintenance is carried out in Milan by the Italian railway operator Trenitalia. Trains are staffed with personnel from Trenitalia, as well as the Swiss (Swiss Federal Railways) and German operators (Deutsche Bahn), while the catering is operated by the Italian company Cremonini S.p.A of Rome. Ticket sales are from the three operators and travel agencies. Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... Trenitalia is the primary operator of trains within Italy. ... Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. ... Germanys main train operator, the Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) provides passenger and freight service via federally owned tracks. ...

See also

• Acela Express
• AVE
• InterCity Express (ICE)
• KTX
• Sokol
• TGV
• Thalys

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External links

• http://www.cisalpino.ch