We will be traveling from Montreux to Lucerne via the golden pass and understand that different trains run at different times. The classic or Belle Epoque train is one train and the other is the panorama train. How do you know which one is running at which time?
Thanks!
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Seattle, WA
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Most of the trains are Panorama. You can use this booking page from the GoldenPass.ch website to see the train schedules. I put in a random date of June 8, starting at 11 am:
https://journey.mob.ch/en/routing
If that doesn’t come through, just re-enter the starting point as Montreux and Interlaken Ost as the destination. You will actually change at Zweisimmen and Spiez on the way. It shows the Panorama trains as departing Montreux at 11:50, 12:50, 13:50 and 15:50. The Belle Époque is the 14:50 departure only. But there may be a morning run with that train as well if you start looking at 9 am instead of 11.
Note that the special Belle Époque and Panorama trains only run the section between Montreux and Zweisimmen. You can read more about those, and the type of trains that cover Zweisimmen to Interlaken Ost, and Interlaken Ost to Luzern, here:
https://www.goldenpassline.ch/en/montreux-zweisimmen/
The main website, if you want to look around more, is here:
Posted by
OP
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Thanks for the website. There is a "chocolate train". Can I get on that with a Swiss Pass or does it need a special reservation?