I'm in Switzerland, and today I will check out the Gotthard and Aargau Southern Railway
I'm starting at the station Zürich Manegg
My next train is taking me to Arth-Goldau
Really nice coffee machine on the train
At Arth-Goldau many passengers are changing trains
Schwyz
Giruno train is now the flagship of the Gotthard railway
Steinen
193 520 "Diveria"
Rigi mountain peak
Stadler Flirt3 "Traverso" operates the InterRegio line from Zurich to Locarno
RBDe 560
Re620 029 "Interlaken"
193 475 "Domodossola"
Re620 064
Sisikon
On the night of August 16, 2015, the ETCS Level 2 train control system was put into operation on the 19-kilometer section between Brunnen and Erstfeld. The Castione–Arbedo–Bodio section followed on December 6, 2015, a month late. ETCS according to SRS 2.3.0d is used on the Gotthard railway – for the first time in Switzerland. [Wikipedia]
Sisikon is very small, it has a population of 369
ETR 610
Palms and snow at the same time
Lake Lucerne (German: Vierwaldstättersee) is the fourth largest in Switzerland
186 251, TX Logistik
484 009 and 484 020
Altdorf UR
The station here was completely reconstructed in 2021
No stop here for the long-distance trains, shortly after passing this station the Gotthard Basel tunnel is starting
Another ETR 610
484 006
A bit noisy here
Re420
Taking this train back to Arth-Goldau
This is an InterRegio train, and there is a vending machine service
It's even possible to purchase wine in the vending machine
Arth-Goldau again
Immensee
From Immensee the Gotthard railway is continuing to Luzern and Rotkreuz. There are no passenger services between Immensee and Rotkreuz so I'll have to continue by bus.
Freight trains are using the line to Rotkreuz and further to Basel
193 257, TX Logistik
189 996
MaK/Vossloh G1700 BB, operated by Sersa
475 417, BLS Cargo
186 509, BLS Cargo
Another MaK 1700
Now, time to take the bus to Rotkreuz
The road is passing through cow fields
From Rotkreuz, I'm continuing by train to Oberrüti
Aargau southern railway is a continuation of the Gotthard railway to Brugg
193 520 "Diveria" is back from Basel
Paradise for cows
RABe 523
187 002 and 193 282, TX Logistik
"The future is on tracks"
476 452, railCare AG
Sins
Traxx AC1
Mühlau
186 104 and 193 283, TX Logistik
At Lenzburg, I can spot two railCare trains
476 457
476 453
Coop train, not only in Sweden
