page_title: Iris (train)
hierarchical_section_title: Iris (train)
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der Trans Europ Express Iris fährt von Zürich Hauptbahnhof ab. English: The Trans Europ Express train Iris starting to depart Zürich Hbf. (main station) for Brussels. The train is a type RAe TEE II quadruple-voltage trainset, built in 1961. Italiano: Il treno TEE Iris effettuato con l'elettrotreno TEE politensione FFS RAe 1050 in partenza per Bruxelles dalla stazione principale di Zurigo nel 1979.
context_page_description: The Iris is an express train that links Brussels Midi/Zuid in Brussels, Belgium, with Chur station in Chur, Switzerland.
  Introduced in 1974, the train is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium, the Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the French National Railway Corporation and the Swiss Federal Railways. It is named after a flower, the Yellow Iris, which was widespread in the Zenne/Senne valley, where Brussels is located.
  Initially, the Iris was a first-class-only Trans Europ Express. In 1981, it became a two-class InterCity, and on 31 May 1987, it was included in the then-new EuroCity network. As of 2015, the Iris was one of two EuroCity train-pairs running daily between Brussels and Switzerland; the other was the Vauban.
context_section_description: The Iris is an express train that links Brussels Midi/Zuid in Brussels, Belgium, with Chur station in Chur, Switzerland.
  Introduced in 1974, the train is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB), the Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL), the French National Railway Corporation (SNCF) and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS).  It is named after a flower, the Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus), which was widespread in the Zenne/Senne valley, where Brussels is located.
  Initially, the Iris was a first-class-only Trans Europ Express (TEE).  In 1981, it became a two-class InterCity (IC), and on 31 May 1987, it was included in the then-new EuroCity (EC) network.  As of 2015, the Iris was one of two EuroCity train-pairs running daily between Brussels and Switzerland; the other was the Vauban.
caption: TEE Iris departing from Zürich HB, 1979.
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