The Rheingold ('Rhinegold') was a named train that operated between Hook of Holland, near Rotterdam, and Geneva, Switzerland (or Basel before 1965), a distance of 1,067 kilometres (663 mi), until 1987.

The Rheingold ran along the Rhine River via Arnhem, Netherlands, and Cologne, Germany, using special luxury coaches.

Geneva (Gare de Cornavin) – Basel SBB – Freiburg – Baden-Baden – Karlsruhe – Mannheim – Mainz – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Duisburg – Utrecht and then in separate trains continuing (still as the Rheingold) to both Hook of Holland and Amsterdam.

In 1962, the Rheingold became established again as a link between Switzerland and the Netherlands on the pre-war route, and carrying first-class cars only.

New rolling stock introduced starting in 1962 included dome cars,[1] one per train, used only on the Rheingold and Rheinpfeil (Rhine Arrow).

After the Rheinpfeil was integrated into the Bundesbahn's new Intercity network in 1971, the TEE Erasmus began using the displaced dome cars, along with the Rheingold.

[4][5] The new cars, together with improvements to the track along parts of its route in the mid-1960s, made the Rheingold the fastest train in Germany.

Starting in 1983,[9] the Rheingold had a branch to Munich, which separated at Mannheim from the main train (which continued south to Basel).

It provided through TEE service between Amsterdam and Munich, also serving Heidelberg, Stuttgart and Augsburg, among other cities, en route.

One set of Rheingold coaches has been preserved by a private company in Switzerland, which are still used to operate steam-hauled excursions.