Gotthard Panorama Express

Gotthard Panorama Express

Classic locomotive pulling panorama coaches
Overview
Service type	Boat and Panorama Express train
Status	Operating
Locale	Switzerland
Current operator(s)	Swiss Federal Railways Lake Lucerne Navigation Company
Route
Termini	Lucerne / Arth-Goldau Lugano
Stops	Flüelen, Göschenen, Airolo, Bellinzona
Distance travelled	182 km (113 mi)[1]
Average journey time	5.5 hours[1]
Service frequency	Daily (except on Mondays), from mid-April to mid-October[2]
On-board services
Class(es)	1st
Catering facilities	Minibar on train, Restaurant on boat
Observation facilities	Panorama cars
Technical
Rolling stock	Re 420 locomotive, panorama cars [de]
Track gauge	1,435 mm / 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in standard gauge
Route map Legend to Zürich HB / Basel SBB / Interlaken Ost Lucerne Lucerne landing stage Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee) Flüelen landing stage Arth-Goldau (trains to Zürich / Lucerne / St. Gallen) Flüelen see details of Gotthard Railway Altdorf  Ried Rynächt Gotthard Base Tunnel (North portal) Erstfeld Amsteg-Silenen Windgällen tunnel (183 m) Chärstelenbach bridge (127 m) Bristen tunnel (709 m) Intschireuss bridge (121 m) over Reuss Intschi tunnel (88 m) Intschi Zgraggental Zgraggental bridge (89 m) Zgraggen tunnel (68 m) Breiten tunnel (57 m) Meitschlingen tunnel (74 m) Säcken bridge (120 m) Mörschlisbach gallery (25 m) Gurtnellen Häggeribach tunnel (92 m) Muhren tunnel (53 m) Pfaffensprung spiral tunnel (1,476 m) Pfaffensprung Leggistein curved tunnel (left, 1,090 m), Mühle tunnel (88 m) Stahlloch tunnel (left, 40 m), Lower Meienreuss bridge (60 m) Upper Meienreuss bridge (left, 54 m), Kirchberg tunnel (300 m) Maienkreuz tunnel (left, 78 m), Middle Meienreuss bridge (122 m) Upper Entschigtal gallery (left, 102 m), Middle Entschigtal gallery (185 m) Kellerbach bridge (left, 70 m), Wassen Eggwald (left), Rohrbach tunnel (230 m) Rohrbach bridge (left, 61 m), Wattingen curved tunnel (1,084 m) Naxberg tunnel (1,570 m) Göschenen Gotthard Crest Tunnel Airolo see details of Gotthard Railway Dragoner tunnel (9 m)  Stalvedro bridge (83 m) Stalvedro tunnel (196 m) Sordo Ambri-Piotta Rodi-Fiesso Dazio tunnel (left, 353 m), Freggio spiral tunnel (1,568 m) Artoito tunnel (74 m) Monte Piottino tunnel (147 m) Pardorea Prato spiral tunnel (left, 1,560 m), Pardorea tunnel (276 m) Broscerina tunnel (43 m) Polmengo bridge over Ticino (103 m) Polmengo tunnel (304 m) Faido Chiggiogna Lavorgo Lume tunnel (left, 466 m), Pianotondo spiral tunnel (1,508 m) Piantondo bridge (111 m) Toumiquet tunnel (left, 72 m), Travi spiral tunnel (1,547 m) Giornico Giornico Lower Ticino bridge (120 m) Bodio Gotthard Base Tunnel (South portal) Pozzo Negro (left), Pollegio Pasquerio link Moesa bridge (68 m) Biasca Crocetto tunnel (275 m) Giustizia tunnel (64 m) Giustizia Osogna-Cresciano Claro Castione-Arbedo Moesa bridge (85 m) Bellinzona Locarno Lugano (bus transfer to Tirano / Bernina Express) to Chiasso / Milan This diagram: view talk edit

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 known as 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.^[3][4]