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| so, I was browsing the SBB timetable and it boggles me as to why the train has to travel to Zurich from the southwest (say, Zermatt or Montreux) in order to get to the south west i.e. Tarasp. ( I was trying to see if it was feasible to see the schloss there while I was in Montreux but, it seems not :S) thus, making the journey 5-6 hrs long  )
On the other hand, a trip from Basel-->Tarasp only takes half as much, 3 hrs  | |
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If you're familiar with Swiss geography you'll understand that Montreux and Tarasp are almost at opposite ends of the country and separated (in a straight line) by a few hundred kilometres of Alps. (
see aerial view) The few trains that do run through the Alps are very slow. Whether by car or by train, it's much faster to go around.