Classic route
IR15 Bern–Luzern
Bern → Lucerne · Switzerland
IR15 Bern–Luzern in pictures
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- Distance
- 95 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h
- Top speed
- 140 km/h
- Operator
- SBB
- Train
- SBB IR15
- Countries
- Switzerland
- In service since
- 1875
Page last updated 2026-07-30 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
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