Cisalpin (train)
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type |
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| Status | Discontinued | ||||
| Locale | France Switzerland Italy | ||||
| First service | 1 July 1961 | ||||
| Last service | 17 May 2003 | ||||
| Former operator(s) | SNCF SBB-CFF-FFS FS | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Paris-Gare de Lyon Milano Centrale (1961–1993) Venezia Santa Lucia (1974–1979) (Summer only) Lausanne (1993–2003) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Line(s) used | Paris–Marseille Dijon–Vallorbe Simplon railway Novara–Gozzano–Domodossola Turin–Milan | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||
| Electrification | 1.5 kV DC (Paris - Dole) 25 kV AC, 50 Hz (Dole–Vallorbe) 15 kV AC, 16.7 Hz (Vallorbe–Domodossola) 3 kV DC (Domodossola–Milan/Venice) | ||||
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The Cisalpin was an express train that linked Paris-Gare de Lyon in Paris, France, with Milano Centrale in Milan, Italy. Introduced in 1961, it was operated by the SNCF, the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) and the Italian State Railways (FS).
The train's name literally means "this side of the Alps"; it is the Roman name for the Po Valley, which was seen as a plain at the foot of the Roman side of the Alps.
After January 1984, the Cisalpin operated as two separate trains, with timed connections in Lausanne, no longer running as a through train between France and Italy. It was discontinued in 2003.