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The art of Swiss punctuality
lara Route the trains on time to discover how Switzerland turned punctuality into a national art.
lara The Train as Second Home
Grab a game on the double-decker, slide down to play, On a cozy Swiss train rolling all through the day.
lara A red second hand shaped like a dispatch baton sweeps the dial in 58.5 seconds before pausing at the top.
Why does the red second hand of a Swiss railway clock pause for 1.5 seconds at the top of the minute?
What is the strict time limit after which a Swiss train is officially recorded as delayed?
Apple's clock: In 2012, Apple used Hans Hilfiker's Swiss railway clock design in iOS 6 without permission, later paying SBB 20 million Swiss francs to license it.
What is the name of the Swiss annual pass that offers unlimited travel on almost all public transport?
Which of these unusual vehicles can you ride for free using a Swiss General Abonnement?
The quality or habit of arriving or acting at an appointed time. In 2024, the Swiss Federal Railways achieved an impressive punctuality rate of 93.2 percent.
What unique feature can you find inside the 'family coaches' of Swiss double-decker InterCity trains?
On average, which country's citizens travel the most kilometers by train per year in Europe?