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Hello Treblemakerm and Welcome to MySwissAlps,
You can make reservations without having already bought the Swiss Travel Pass. See http://www.rhb.ch/en/panorami c-trains/bernina-express#info. You could go one way on regular trains (no reservation neede) and one way on BEX.
You can buy a Class upgrade to 1st Class if you have a 2nd Class Pass.
You can buy the Pass before you arrive in Switzerland but the Flex Pass must be posted to you – there is no on-line delivery option as for the normal STP. See http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpassflex/pric e. Otherwise you can buy at SBB station at Zurich Airport (you may have to queue).
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Great cafe on the station square. Lovely food and rapid service.
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There are several tempting cafés / restaurants close to the station, with outside tables. If you fancy a picnic of fresh pasta or pizza, there’s an amazing fresh pasta / pizza shop, El Trigo, on the main street, Viale Italia, about four minutes’ walk from Tirano station. A huge slab of freshly baked Margherita for 1.50 euros – they have too an amazing array of fresh pasta dishes that they’ll heat up for you in a foil tray, for maybe 2.50 or 3.00 a good portion. The pasta melanzane (aubergine) was so good! Slight warning – like many shops, it closes at lunchtime!
The Italian Railway Station adjacent to the Bernina Station has a lovely ice cream stall outside!
John
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Thank you John Yorks for the information at the Tirano station.