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I will try to answer this question with information that I currently have, as I’m also a first time traveler who is traveling there in a couple of days.
I believe by “scenic train” you mean the Glacier Express (Panoramic train).. If so, yes; you need to reserve a seat.
@Is there any extra charge for the reservation on scenic train? – I believe the reservation is free as well. But I don’t know for sure, as I’m not doing that ride on this trip.
@Do we have to do any seat reservation on other trains also?(eg. Zurich airport to Lucern): No. These trains do not need reservations to be made.
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Hi Tramlover,
Thanks for your help. Good luck for your trip as well.
I will wait for other confirmed answers as well.
Nisha
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Hi mehtaradha,
All scenic trains (noted here: https://www.myswissalp s.com/activities/sceni ctrips/train) require reservations which are an extra cost. Except the Golden Pass (reservations just recommended between Montreux and Zweisimmen in the summer).
The tickets for the trains are free though if you have a Swiss Travel Pass (https://www.myswissalp s.com/swisstravelpass), i.e. you do not need tickets with your pass.
Reservations are not needed on other trains around Switzerland as noted here: https://www.myswissalp s.com/train/reservatio ns
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I believe it should be pointed out that almost every railway line in Switzerland could be described as scenic.
Sure, there are some trains that are marketed as “scenic”. They are the ones described above. But there are regular trains travelling over the same lines too.
But there are countless regular trains covered by the Swiss Travel Pass that operate over scenic routes throughout the nation.
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Well said, I’ve responded similarly to this on various posts in the past. Perhaps the moderators could stress this in the general site intro in some way
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We’ve planned to add more scenic routes that are not as well-known but nevertheless wonderful, like the Lötschberg line.
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Very true! You can’t go wrong with most train routes in this country! But typically, tourists are looking for one of the “big 4” lets call them. haha.
As Arno said, we’ve got more pages coming on other routes!
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Thank you guys for your very informative replies. I appreciate it.