Voralpen Express

Voralpen-Express
Stadler 'Traverso' EMU, operating as Voralpen-Express since 2019, passing through Bollingen
Overview
Service typeInterRegio
First service1992
Current operator(s)SOB
(since December 2013)
Former operator(s)SBB, SOB
(until December 2013)
Route
TerminiSt. Gallen, SG
Luzern, LU
Stops12 (see route map)
Distance travelled125 kilometres (78 mi)
Average journey time2 hours 16 minutes
Service frequencyevery hour
Train number(s)2402–2442
On-board services
Class(es)1st and 2nd Class
Disabled accessyes
Seating arrangements1st Class carriage with panorama view (until 2019). Second class coach seating
Catering facilitiesVending machines
Other facilitiesFamily area (Familienabteil) at one end of the train
Technical
Rolling stocksee article
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification15 kV 16,7 Hz AC Overhead
Timetable number(s)600; 670; 870;

The Voralpen-Express (VAE) is a named train connecting small to medium-sized cities and villages in Central and Eastern Switzerland on a scenic route, carrying this name since 1992. It is operated by Südostbahn (SOB) and runs every hour as an InterRegio (IR) between St. Gallen and Lucerne, bypassing Zurich. Its name derives from the fact that it traverses the Prealps (German: Voralpen).

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 13–15, 24–25. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.

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