RegioExpress service between Flums and Mels in the canton of St. Gallen

RegioExpress (RE) is a fast regional train service in Switzerland, run by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) or other railway companies (such as TILO, BLS, tpf, transN, THURBO or RhB). 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".

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 Zurich 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 MGB (e.g. RE42) and the TPF.

List of services

NumberRouteOperator
RE1Herisau–KonstanzTHURBO
RE2Bern–Broc-FabriqueTransports publics Fribourgeois
RE3Bern–DüdingenTransports publics Fribourgeois
RE4La Chaux-de-Fonds–Biel/BienneSwiss Federal Railways
RE6Olten–Arth-GoldauSwiss Federal Railways
RE6Le Locle–NeuchâtelSwiss Federal Railways
RE9Frasne–NeuchâtelSwiss Federal Railways
RE12Olten–WettingenSwiss Federal Railways
RE24Olten–LucerneSwiss Federal Railways
RE37Aarau–Zürich HBSwiss Federal Railways
RE48Zürich HB–SchaffhausenSwiss Federal Railways
RE56Biel/Bienne–MerouxSwiss Federal Railways

See also

References

  1. ↑ "RegioExpress Bern – Luzern". MySwitzerland.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "BLS RegioExpress Lötschberger". MySwitzerland.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Streckennetz: 384'000 Meter Schienen". RhB. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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