# Iris (train)
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{{Short description|Brussels–Switzerland express train (1974–2016)}}
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{{Infobox rail service
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| name = ''Iris''
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| image = TEE Iris in 1979 - departing Zürich 2.jpg
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| caption = TEE ''Iris'' departing from [Zürich HB](/source/Z%C3%BCrich_Hauptbahnhof), 1979
| type = [Trans Europ Express](/source/Trans_Europ_Express) (TEE)
(1974–1981)
[InterCity](/source/InterCity) (IC)
(1981–1987)
[EuroCity](/source/EuroCity) (EC)
(since 1987)
| status = Withdrawn
| locale = [Belgium](/source/Belgium)
[Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg)
[France](/source/France)
[Switzerland](/source/Switzerland)
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| first = {{start date|1974|05|28|df=y}}
| last = {{start date|2016|04|02|df=y}}
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| operator = [NMBS/SNCB](/source/National_Railway_Company_of_Belgium)
[CFL](/source/Chemins_de_Fer_Luxembourgeois)
[SNCF](/source/SNCF)
[SBB-CFF-FFS](/source/SBB-CFF-FFS)
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| ridership =
| start = [Brussels Midi/Zuid](/source/Brussels-South_railway_station)
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| end = [Chur](/source/Chur_railway_station) / [Basel SBB](/source/Basel_SBB_railway_station)
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| frequency = Daily
| trainnumber = EC 96/97
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| el = 15 [kV](/source/Volt) [AC](/source/Alternating_current), 16.7 [Hz](/source/Hertz)
(Switzerland)
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The '''''Iris''''' was an [express train](/source/express_train) that linked [Brussels Midi/Zuid](/source/Brussels-South_railway_station) in [Brussels](/source/Brussels), Belgium, with [Chur station](/source/Chur_railway_station) in [Chur](/source/Chur), Switzerland.
Introduced in 1974,["Summer services, 1974" (changes due to take effect). ''[Thomas Cook Continental Timetable](/source/Thomas_Cook_Continental_Timetable)'' (March 29–April 25, 1974 edition), p. 465. Peterborough, UK: [Thomas Cook Publishing](/source/Thomas_Cook_Group).] the train was operated by the [National Railway Company of Belgium](/source/National_Railway_Company_of_Belgium) (NMBS/SNCB), the [Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois](/source/Chemins_de_Fer_Luxembourgeois) (CFL), the French National Railway Corporation ([SNCF](/source/SNCF)) and the [Swiss Federal Railways](/source/Swiss_Federal_Railways) (SBB-CFF-FFS). It was named after a flower, the Yellow Iris (''[Iris pseudacorus](/source/Iris_pseudacorus)''), which was widespread in the [Zenne/Senne](/source/Zenne) valley, where Brussels is located.
Initially, the ''Iris'' was a first-class-only [Trans Europ Express](/source/Trans_Europ_Express) (TEE). In 1981, it became a two-class [InterCity](/source/InterCity) (IC), and on 31 May 1987, it was included in the then-new [EuroCity](/source/EuroCity) (EC) network.[''[Thomas Cook Continental Timetable](/source/Thomas_Cook_Continental_Timetable)'' (May 31–June 30, 1987 edition), pp. 472, 475. Thomas Cook Publishing.] {{As of|2015}}, the ''Iris'' was one of two EuroCity train-pairs running daily between Brussels and Switzerland; the other was the ''[Vauban](/source/Vauban_(train))''.[
==History==
The eastbound service was cut back to Brussels–Basel in December 2011; in December 2013 the latter was also cut back to start in Basel.
The service was discontinued on April 3 2016, alongside the introduction of a high-speed TGV service to Strasbourg.][{{Cite web |url=https://www.b-europe.com/travel/practical/alerts |title=Traffic disruptions and alterations |website=SNCB International |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401222546/https://www.b-europe.com/travel/practical/alerts |publisher=[NMBS/SNCB](/source/NMBS%2FSNCB)|archive-date=2016-04-01 |url-status=dead}}]
==See also==
* [History of rail transport in Belgium](/source/History_of_rail_transport_in_Belgium)
* [History of rail transport in Luxembourg](/source/History_of_rail_transport_in_Luxembourg)
* [History of rail transport in France](/source/History_of_rail_transport_in_France)
* [History of rail transport in Switzerland](/source/History_of_rail_transport_in_Switzerland)
* [List of EuroCity services](/source/List_of_EuroCity_services)
* [List of named passenger trains of Europe](/source/List_of_named_passenger_trains_of_Europe)
==References==
===Notes===
[{{cite web|title=EuroCity trains: traditional international daytime trains|url=http://www.b-europe.com/Business/Trains/EuroCity|publisher=[NMBS/SNCB](/source/NMBS%2FSNCB)|access-date=23 March 2013|archive-date=30 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930065617/http://www.b-europe.com/Business/Trains/EuroCity|url-status=dead}}]
===Bibliography===
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* {{Goette-Willen-TEE-Z-Sch}}
* {{Malaspina-Mertens-TEE-fr}}
* {{Malaspina-Mertens-TEE-it}}
* {{Mertens-Malaspina-TEE-de}}
{{refend}}
==External links==
{{commonscat-inline|TEE Iris|Iris}}
*[http://www.rail.lu/events/iris.html Rail.lu: Iris] – images of the train
{{Trans Europ Express trains}}
{{EuroCity trains}}
Category:EuroCity
Category:International named passenger trains
Category:Named passenger trains of Belgium
Category:Named passenger trains of Luxembourg
Category:Named passenger trains of France
Category:Named passenger trains of Switzerland
Category:Railway services introduced in 1974
Category:Trans Europ Express
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