Classic route
IC 3
Zurich → Chur · Switzerland
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The approach every Glacier and Bernina rider actually takes: along Lake Zurich and the Walensee’s cliff wall to Chur, where the narrow gauge begins.
Stations
- 0 kmZürich Hauptbahnhof
- 90 kmSargans
- 103 kmLandquart
- 116 kmChur
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 6651696 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 559
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the IC 3?
The IC 3 runs 117 km from Zurich to Chur.
How long does the IC 3 take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 15 min for the 117 km. That is an average of 94 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the IC 3?
SBB.
How old is the IC 3?
The line has been in service since 1858. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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