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==Overview== [[File:SBB - Double-deck train Starbucks cafe.jpg|thumb|left|A Starbucks café coach in November 2013]] IC 2000 was the first double-deck train in use on a nationwide scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bombardier-transportation.ch/index.cfm?lng=en&&hmID=56&um1ID=75&um2ID=42&contentID=50&action=hm56&content=um175&s=TmpReferenzen|title=Bombardier Transportation AG - IC 2000 Double-deck train|access-date=23 May 2010|archive-date=27 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227021634/http://www.bombardier-transportation.ch/index.cfm?lng=en&&hmID=56&um1ID=75&um2ID=42&contentID=50&action=hm56&content=um175&s=TmpReferenzen|url-status=dead}}</ref> Previously, most, if not all, double-deck trains, belonged to the [[Zürich S-Bahn]] network. The IC 2000 typically has a dining or a bistro car, and a snacks trolley service on the upper level throughout the train set.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/im-zug/bahngastronomie.htm|title=SBB: Rail catering|access-date=24 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706101935/http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/im-zug/bahngastronomie.htm|archive-date=6 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both the first and second class coaches feature luggage racks on both decks; in addition, small suitcases can be stored under the seats. In November 2013, the first [[Starbucks]] café coaches on SBB-CFF-FFS were launched using two refurbished IC 2000 dining cars, used on a 9-month trial basis on the St. Gallen – Geneva route.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/sbb-launches-starbucks-coffee-coach/38882.article|title = SBB launches Starbucks coffee coach}}</ref> The [[Control car (rail)|driving trailer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/steuerwagen_intercity_doppelstockiii-2.jpg|title=IC 2000 Driving trailer|access-date=24 May 2010}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> at the beginning or at the end of the train is either a family coach<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/im-zug/familienwagen.htm|title=SBB: Services in the train - Family Coach|access-date=24 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815055948/http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/im-zug/familienwagen.htm|archive-date=15 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> with a special play area on the upper level or has a family zone,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/im-zug/familienzone.htm|title=SBB: Services in the train - Family zone|access-date=24 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706101800/http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/im-zug/familienzone.htm|archive-date=6 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> also on the upper level. In either case, there is space on the lower deck of the driving trailer for pushchairs, bicycles, and skis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/kinderwagenabstellplaetze_ic_2000.pdf|title=SBB: Schema of the IC 2000 coach with a family zone|access-date=24 May 2010}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Trains with family coaches are marked FA in the timetables.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/im-zug/businessabteil.htm|title=SBB: Services in the train - Business zone|access-date=24 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815064249/http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/im-zug/businessabteil.htm|archive-date=15 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> 75 first class coaches are equipped with power sockets for charging laptops etc. Trains with such business zones are marked BZ in the timetables and the coaches themselves can be identified by a laptop icon. On certain routes, passengers are able to use mobile broadband internet access for an additional fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/im-zug/online-im-zug.htm|title=SBB: Online en route|access-date=24 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815101246/http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/im-zug/online-im-zug.htm|archive-date=15 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The business zone coaches can be typically found behind the locomotive. The usage of the IC 2000 is now very commonplace in Switzerland. Its "cowlike" black-and-white design, and red doors, make it instantly recognisable. The train exterior was designed by [[Pininfarina]], to match the style of the [[Re 460]] locomotive used with the trainset. Due to the frequent use of mobile phones, in December 2008, SBB introduced "quiet zones" in both classes, where "conversation and discussion, even if conducted quietly; listening to music or the radio, even using headphones; using audio and video applications on laptops; and using mobile phones"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/im-zug/ruheabteil.htm|title=SBB: Services in the Train - Quiet Zone|access-date=23 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114165158/http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/im-zug/ruheabteil.htm|archive-date=14 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> are prohibited. However, after one year quiet zones have been restricted to some first class coaches only.
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