Vauban (train)
The Vauban was an express train that linked Brussels Midi/Zuid in Brussels, Belgium, with France, Switzerland and Italy. Introduced in 1988, it was operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB), the Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL), the SNCF, the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS), and the Italian State Railways (FS).
Vauban departing from Metz, 2008. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | EuroCity (EC) |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Belgium Luxembourg France Switzerland Italy |
| First service | 29 May 1988 |
| Last service | 2 April 2016 |
| Current operator(s) | NMBS/SNCB CFL SNCF SBB-CFF-FFS FS |
| Route | |
| Termini | Brussels Midi/Zuid Milano C / Brig / Zürich HB / Chur / Basel SBB |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | EC 90/91 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 15 kV AC, 16.7 Hz (Switzerland) |
The train is named after Sébastien Le Prestre (1633–1707), Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban (and commonly referred to as Vauban), who was a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age.
The Vauban was one of two EuroCity train-pairs running daily between Brussels and Basel, Switzerland; the other was the EC Iris.
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