Why Swiss Trains Are the Best in Europe [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muPcHs-E4qc

by thunderbong • 4 years ago

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fortnum4• 4 years ago

Brought to you by Switzerland Tourism?

Swiss trains are not bad and they are undoubtedly kept clean, but the punctuality is rather a myth. Especially commuter trains regularly have significant delays.

Swiss trains are not bad, but not necessarily "better" than other railways in Europe and certainly not "best".

wdb• 4 years ago

I haven't really used the commuter trains that much besides the Geneva-Zurich train. I think the Swiss trains are much better than the Dutch, French and British trains. The British trains are really bad (makes crazy amount of noise)

Moldoteck• 4 years ago

Out of curiosity, can you give an example of where we can find better trains than in Switzerland?

atemerev• 4 years ago

I like French TGVs better than our Swiss IC trains. Yes, we are a small country and perhaps we don’t need such fast trains as TGV… but aren’t they beautiful!

fortnum4• 4 years ago

I didn't say Swiss trains are worse.

panick21_2• 4 years ago

I have been a commuter on some big commuter lines for 15+ years and it is actually very punctual.

I have also been on trains in a bunch of different places and I never been in a place where I thought, man train travel here is better then in Switerland.

Some inner city transport is certainty better in many places.

The guy who made this video is the opposite of a tourist board member, he is somebody that has spend most of his live traveling around.

fortnum4• 4 years ago

Not in my experience, delays of a couple of minutes are standard and 15 to 20 minute delays are not unheard of.

Mind you, commuter trains with 30 minute intervals.

Check out Swiss newspapers, plenty of complaints.

And again, I didn't say Switzerland is worse, just that all that praise is mostly a hype.

mariorojas• 4 years ago

I live in Morelia, Mexico and I'd love this kinda public transportation, here the things are so different...

Why Swiss Trains Are the Best in Europe [video]

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