# Cycnus (train)

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The '''''Cycnus''''' was an [express train](/source/express_train) operated by [Ferrovie dello Stato](/source/Ferrovie_dello_Stato), linking [Milan](/source/Milan) with [Ventimiglia](/source/Ventimiglia%2C_Italy), Italy. ''Cycnus'' literally means [swan](/source/swan),<ref>La Légende des TEE p.&nbsp;342.</ref> but more likely the name refers to the mythological [King of Liguria](/source/Cycnus), the region the train served.

==History==
The ''Cycnus'' was introduced on 30 September 1973 in order to improve the first class-only [Trans Europ Express](/source/Trans_Europ_Express) (TEE) service along the [Liguria](/source/Liguria)n coast. The schedule was designed as a "mirror" of the [TEE ''Ligure''](/source/Ligure_(train)), resulting in a very early departure from the French-Italian border in Ventimiglia and returning from Milan just after midnight.<ref>La Légende des TEE p.&nbsp;343.</ref> While the ''Ligure'' had constant loading figures, the ''Cycnus'' ran almost empty at the beginning of the week, but had to be extended to 11 coaches on Fridays.<ref>Das grosse TEE Buch p.&nbsp;119</ref>

Over time, passenger numbers on the ''Cycnus'' dropped and the extra coaches were scrapped from the winter of 1975/76. Eventually it the continued running a first class-only train appeared to be too much of a financial burden, and the ''Cycnus'' was converted to a two class [InterCity](/source/InterCity) service on 29 May 1978.

On 14 December 2003 the route was shortened to the Milan - Genoa portion.

==See also==
* [History of rail transport in Italy](/source/History_of_rail_transport_in_Italy)
* [List of named passenger trains of Europe](/source/List_of_named_passenger_trains_of_Europe)

==References==
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==Works cited==
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*{{cite book |ref= Hajt|first= Jörg |last= Hajt|title= Das grosse TEE Buch |location= Bonn/Königswinter |publisher= Heel Verlag |language= German |year= 2001 |isbn= 3-89365-948-X}}
*{{cite book |ref= TEEFR |first1= Maurice|last1= Mertens|first2=Jean-Pierre|last2= Malaspina|title= La Légende des Trans Europ Express|location= Vannes |publisher= LR Presse |language= French |year= 2007 |isbn= 978-29-036514-5-9}}
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{{Trans Europ Express trains}}

Category:Named passenger trains of Italy
Category:Trans Europ Express
Category:Railway services introduced in 1973

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