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The "Vauban" - Belgium to Switzerland
The Vauban was an express train that links Brussels Midi/Zuid in Brussels, Belgium, with Switzerland, and previously also extended to Italy. Introduced in 1988, it was operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB), the Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL), the SNCF, the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS), and previously also the Italian State Railways (FS).
The train was named after Sébastien Le Prestre (1633–1707), Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban (and commonly referred to as Vauban), who was a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age.
The Vauban began operating on 29 May 1988, and was classified from the start as a EuroCity (EC) service. It originally carried through coaches to Milano, running via Lugano and Chiasso southbound and via Brig northbound, but was not classified as an EC south of Basel.
In summer 1992, the train's route was changed to run via Brig in both directions, and the train was classified as an EC throughout its route. The section between Brig and Milano later began to operate for only part of the year, and in autumn 2004 it was discontinued entirely, making the EC Vauban 's route Brussels – Basel – Bern – Brig.
In June 2007, the route was diverted to terminate in Interlaken (Ost station); it was soon diverted again, to terminate in Zurich, in December 2007.
From December 2007, the Vauban was classified as an InterRegio (IR) on the portion of its route within Switzerland, because it did not meet all the criteria for a EuroCity, but it retained EuroCity status between Brussels and Basel.
The service was cancelled in 2016, when a TGV service between Brussels and Strasbourg was introduced.
Bruxelles-Midi dep 12:33
Bruxelles Central/Brussel Centraal 12:36
Brussel Noord/Bruxelles Nord 12:41
Bruxelles Schuman/Brussel Schuman 12:50
Bruxelles-Luxembourg 12:55
Ottignies 13:18
Gembloux 13:33
Namur 13:51
Ciney 14:14
Marloie 14:29
Jemelle 14:35
Libramont 14:57
Marbehan 15:14
Arlon 15:32
Enters Luxemburg
Luxembourg 15:52 - 16:15
Enters France
Thionville 16:36
Metz Ville 16:56
Strasbourg 18:20
Sélestat 18:41
Colmar 18:53
Mulhouse Ville 19:16
St-Louis(Haut Rhin) 19:31
Enters Switzerland
Basel SBB arr 19:39
The "Vauban" - Belgium to Switzerland
The Vauban was an express train that links Brussels Midi/Zuid in Brussels, Belgium, with Switzerland, and previously also extended to Italy. Introduced in 1988, it was operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB), the Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL), the SNCF, the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS), and previously also the Italian State Railways (FS).
The train was named after Sébastien Le Prestre (1633–1707), Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban (and commonly referred to as Vauban), who was a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age.
The Vauban began operating on 29 May 1988, and was classified from the start as a EuroCity (EC) service. It originally carried through coaches to Milano, running via Lugano and Chiasso southbound and via Brig northbound, but was not classified as an EC south of Basel.
In summer 1992, the train's route was changed to run via Brig in both directions, and the train was classified as an EC throughout its route. The section between Brig and Milano later began to operate for only part of the year, and in autumn 2004 it was discontinued entirely, making the EC Vauban 's route Brussels – Basel – Bern – Brig.
In June 2007, the route was diverted to terminate in Interlaken (Ost station); it was soon diverted again, to terminate in Zurich, in December 2007.
From December 2007, the Vauban was classified as an InterRegio (IR) on the portion of its route within Switzerland, because it did not meet all the criteria for a EuroCity, but it retained EuroCity status between Brussels and Basel.
The service was cancelled in 2016, when a TGV service between Brussels and Strasbourg was introduced.
Bruxelles-Midi dep 12:33
Bruxelles Central/Brussel Centraal 12:36
Brussel Noord/Bruxelles Nord 12:41
Bruxelles Schuman/Brussel Schuman 12:50
Bruxelles-Luxembourg 12:55
Ottignies 13:18
Gembloux 13:33
Namur 13:51
Ciney 14:14
Marloie 14:29
Jemelle 14:35
Libramont 14:57
Marbehan 15:14
Arlon 15:32
Enters Luxemburg
Luxembourg 15:52 - 16:15
Enters France
Thionville 16:36
Metz Ville 16:56
Strasbourg 18:20
Sélestat 18:41
Colmar 18:53
Mulhouse Ville 19:16
St-Louis(Haut Rhin) 19:31
Enters Switzerland
Basel SBB arr 19:39