[Anonymous]

17 December 2018 at 10:39:52 #819206

I am unable to find the Bernina express timings on SBB Timetable. We will be travelling on 21st March from St. Moritz to Tirano and back on same day.

Can you help me where to find Panoramic Trains time table.

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[Arno]

Reply 1 of 2 • 17 December 2018 at 11:15:30 #900480

Hello Ajittipnis,

Our page http://www.myswissalps.com/be rninaexpress/gettingth ere explains how to get the schedules under “Timetable”, and there is a link to a PDF timetable under “More on other websites”.

[User]

Reply 2 of 2 • 18 December 2018 at 0:23:30 #900481

Here is the official Swiss timetable (Kursbuch) PDF:

http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/ fileadmin/fap_pdf_fiel ds/2019/950.pdf

But:

You do not need to be on the ‘Bernina Express’ to travel from St Moritz to Tirano and back.

It is important to understand the difference between the ‘Bernina Express’ and the ‘Bernina Railway’.

The Bernina Railway is the (originally independent) railway line from St Moritz to Tirano – it became part of the RhB in 1943. It has regular ‘normal’ train services throughout the day. An ‘express’ is no faster than a normal service due to the single track and mountainous nature of the line.

You don’t need to be on the ‘Bernina Express’ anyway to enjoy the views on the Bernina Line

On the Bernina, like most modern Swiss trains the ordinary train coaches have large windows, even if not officially panoramic. The key element of a ‘panoramic’ coach is ‘toplight’ windows above your head but in practice very few of the major views from panoramic trains are directly above your head, so the view through the normal trains windows on Swiss trains is perfectly fine.