Rätia (train)
EC 6 in Baden, Germany in 2005 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | EuroCity (EC) |
| Status | Active, no longer named |
| Locale | Germany Switzerland |
| First service | 1987 (1998 on current route) |
| Current operator(s) | DB, SBB |
| Route | |
| Termini | Hamburg-Altona Zurich HB) (formerly Chur) |
| Average journey time | 12hr 13min |
| Service frequency | Twice daily |
| Train number(s) | 8/9 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | First and second class |
| Catering facilities | Restaurant |
| Observation facilities | Panorama coach |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | DB 101/182/SBB Re460, SBB Eurofima |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Timetable number(s) | IC30 (Germany) |
Rätia is a EuroCity train service that linked Hamburg in Germany with Chur in Switzerland via Dortmund, Cologne, Mannheim, Basel and Zurich, following the river Rhine for a significant part of its journey. The service is named after Rhaetia, the Roman province that the city of Chur was in. Over the years, the name Rätia has been given to a number EC services between Chur and various parts in Germany, although the current services - EC 6/7 - lost their name in 2004. Since 2015 the service's southern terminus was cut back to Zürich.