Status Replaced by a TGV Former operator(s) SNCF
SBB-CFF-FFS | Locale France
Switzerland | |
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Service type Trans Europ Express (TEE)
(1957–1979)
InterCity (IC)
(1979–1987)
EuroCity (EC)
(1987–1997) First service 2 June 1957 (1957-06-02) Last service 28 September 1997 (1997-09-28) | ||
The Arbalète (alternatively written L'Arbalète) was an express train that linked Paris-Est in Paris, France, with Zürich HB in Zurich, Switzerland. Introduced in 1957, it was operated by the SNCF and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS).
The train was named after the crossbow used by William Tell to hit the apple on his son's head.
Originally, and for 22 years, the Arbalète was a first-class-only Trans Europ Express (TEE). On 27 May 1979, it became a two-class InterCity (IC) train, and on 31 May 1987, it was included in the then-new EuroCity (EC) network. It was discontinued in September 1997, replaced by a TGV service that was routed via Pontarlier and Bern instead of Mulhouse and Basel.
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