Welcome aboard Switzerland’s groundbreaking new high-speed train. This is the SBB Giruno, a low-floor high-speed train that has an interior with many pleasant surprises. All that, while speeding under some of Europe’s biggest mountains!
Thumbnail image – By Kecko from Rural area of Eastern Switzerland – SBB Giruno by Stadler, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79121001
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Journey Details:
Origin: Lugano
Destination: Zürich HB
Company: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train: SBB 501 ‘Giruno’
Accommodation: First Class Seat (1st)
Distance: 179 kilometres / 111 miles
Price: 114.00 CHF (£89.70 / €105.10 / $123.30)
Time: 1 hour 57 minutes, arrived 3 minutes late
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35 Comments
As a Swiss I don't like this train. Its interior space is used very inefficiently meaning that there are much less seats than there could be in 2nd class. And the interior design is very "cold" and un-cosy.
The Pendolino and the ICN are also both better looking from the outside imo.
In general I'm mad at SBB for always buying these overly expensive trains and then bumping up the already absurdly high ticket prices every few years as a result
I think you should take your journeys in 2nd class for a representative travel experience
Very interesting Video, but too much an infomercial than an objective report.
Please try new Indonesia high speed train
Also, the only train here that has wifi ^^
When optima express ?
nice!
The literal meaning of breaking ground of a mountain to get through it 👍
Interestingly those first class seats look nearly identical to those found on my local (all 2nd class) regional trains in Sweden. (Stadler double-deckers)
Your Quality of Videos has really improved a lot, very nice!
Working as a train conductor on this line, I wish to thank you for this excellent video.
I like your videos. But Can you please have a ride on India's newest home made fastest train called [ Vande Bharat Express Train ]. I'm waiting for your video on this train!!
I use this train regularly, as I live near Arth Goldau, they also have the copper coloured Stadler Traverso trains which I prefer.
Cool ending shot with High Speed trains from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany right next to each other!
Dont forget these lugage racks work for skis and snowboards.
Swiss are extremely good to make tunnels and technological stuff.
They are also extremely bad when it comes to protect their children and fight against human trafficking. They will often sell their childrens to slavers and will use every opportunity to prey on a helpless/isolated young woman.
Those peoples diserve every hate and every economic sanction coming to them. Don't ever underestimate those psychopaths.
GROUNDBREAKING THIS CLICKBAITING!
normal people to switzerland: how much do you wanna flex the fact that you have the world's longest rail tunnel?
switzerland: YES
It looks a great line to go on especially the 35 mile long tunnel which is something to behold.
2:24 It's just the most commonly used internationally because the key-people who doesn't know how to speak English but have to deal with English (of course) are Swiss Germans who think that English is German. 🤡Therefore they say «SBB» in English. It makes strictly no sense as the Swiss Federal Railways (SFR) is the correct and exact name in English. It's like writing Bern instead of Berne or Zürich with Umlaut instead of Zurich in proper English. The reason is only because of uneducated Swiss-Germans not knowing English and putting their own language with no correct translation into English sentences.🤡🤡 Also it just shows how the SFR doesn't really care about other minorities: in their timetables, in the rolling stock or just in the way to address the whole nation: they only care about Swiss-German part. Another example is the announcement in the trains: instead of saying «The Swiss Federal Railways train crew welcomes you … to ….» they just decided to say «The SBB train crew welcomes you… to…». The Germanification of everything in Switzerland is a true problem. SBB instead of SFR being just another example.
22 coaches ? does it even fit on the platforms
there are also sbb tourist tickets that are valid for most train, bus, trams, ships in switzerland.
Great train ride.
My first trip under the Gotthard Massif was traveling north from Milan to Luzern, with a stop in Lugano for lunch and Bellizona, by motorcoach in '77 with my HS group from America.
We toured the Italian, Swiss, Austrian and German Alps including Liechtenstein, and because of heavy snow our motorcoach was put on a train and went thru the older, much shorter Gotthard tunnel. Out of that tunnel we stopped in the lovely village of Wassen, known for a small church with a beautiful altar, a town bypassed by the new 'super tunnel' most alpine trains now use.
I have also traveled thru the Gotthard Massif by road tunnel, in '84, which I found impressive, as I was on my way to Venice on another motorcoach.
Like you, a rail fan, I Eurailed solo thru Europe in '87, '89 and '91 covering a lot of western Europe.
In '95, I had to work in Bologna, asked to implement a new business system for its Holiday Inn. Just married, I flew in from the US but my blushing bride, applying for a US green card, could not come with me. But my next client in San Diego allowed her to fly out to be with me, since I had to fly there the day after I returned from Bologna, and since my client was 'connected', they literally gave her "keys to the city'. While I worked hard for my client, she had a great vacation, lol.
My last trip to Europe was in '17 on a tour, but I broke from the tour to take a train from Luzern, via Interlaken, to Lauterbrunnen, a highly recommended, bucket list type of ride for anyone who loves trains.
In the late 80's, a Eurail pass (1st class) cost less than $500 and all trains, and most Swiss busses and other local busses, were included for a two week travel window. Tour vs' Eurail pass? I found back then, Eurailing was cheaper, but as I was much older in '17, a tour was better suited for my tastes.
Most of all, there are people like you, with a great speaking voice, who share your train experiences and give such great tips on routes, or just let us tour with you, a great guide.
As a tourism systems teacher, all I can say is thank you soooo much for the time you spend and go with God our friend–you are a cultural and technological ambassador for those of us folks interested or who have done 'hops across the pond'.
The family area is best in the Swiss doubledeck intercity trains that actually have a "playground" with a slide …
The boarding level is a compromise because of different platform levels in European countries. Two accessible cars per set have two sets of doors at different heights to deal with this, allowing level boarding from platforms around 55 and 76 cm height. Anything else will need a wheelchair lift on the platform (that way they spared themselves the trouble of installing one on the train). It was also a requirement by wheelchair users that they could use the train without having to arrange for staff to help them boarding beforehand.
"Low floor designe" ? You are kidding, because there is one step 😂
For trains driving through the Gotthard tunnel, the number of passengers is limited to the number of seats. This is for safety reasons in case of an evacuation inside the tunnel. Therefore this is probably one of the very few instances I would strongly suggest making a seat reservation. In fact, it did happen a few times that people (with a valid ticket but without reserved seat) were forced to deboard the train because the capacity had been exceeded.
Nice trip. Next time sit on the left hand side, especially between Arth-Goldau and Zug, the most beautiful part, especially on sunset. 😉
The Tunnel is closed at the moment 💔
This is Switzerland❤
Me using this train daily:
Ye, its just a train
8:01 no it is not a "regular european style" it is an italian one as the ground pin is in the middle.
This train looks nice, but it is soo extremly loud in a tunnle because of the door placement in the Wagons are crab. They could made a better Job, Stadler….
Don't forget to take a second mortgage on your house to go to one of these trains' restaurant
Wdym High speed?! 😭 The Swiss rail transport is great overall HOWEVER Switzerland fails in the HSR sector. To this day it doesn't actually have a proper high speed railway and the trains u're boarding can barely be categorized as HSR as they travel at a maximum 150 km/h most of the route! I'm sorry to be salty but at least in this regard the Swiss are not that advanced, especially considering their neighboring nations like Italy or France😅