Golden Pass panoramic train- some discontinued?
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This post is only about the panoramic trains called the Goldenpass line. Not any of the other panoramic trains.
I am still researching, but I wanted to put up something quickly. If you are planning to or already have seat reservations on a “goldenpass” train, make sure the seats you are reserving actually exist. We just returned from Switzerland and we were supposed to have reservation on a Panoramic Train on September 7, 2018 from Interlaken to Luzern. When we could not find the coach that our seats were supposed to be in, we asked the conductor and were told “that train has been discontinued” and “to just take any seat”. His face and tone showed the frustration of having had to answer the question many times already.
It seems that several of the trains shown on the Goldenpass web site and in brochures have been discontinued. I found some information for section we traveled that this happened in very early September 2018.
I just checked the reservation website and found they are still selling reservations for Panoramic trains and seats that no longer exist. Also, when I checked, I found many seats showed already being reserved for the same week I am writing this(second week of September 2018)..
My suggestion is, unless you can be absolutely certain the section you will travel is still a panoramic train, just buy your ticket(s) the day you travel and not to reserve unless it is a very popular day and time.
The trip itself is beautiful and well worth taking, but unless you really need first class, the second class seats have the same view as first class.
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