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This list notably includes the Klein Matterhorn and the Säntis, respectively the highest [2] and the most prominent [3] peaks of Europe with public transport access. It also includes the Chasseral, the most isolated summit of the country accessible to pedestrians. This list does not include ski lifts.
The Klein Matterhorn (sometimes translated as Little Matterhorn) is a peak of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. At 3,883 metres (12,740 ft) above sea level, it is the highest place in Europe that can be reached by aerial tramway or gondola lift , as well as by any other means of transport.
The train provides a one-seat ride for an 8-hour end-to-end 291-kilometre (181 mi) journey, and omits stops made by local trains. The Glacier Express has been called the 'slowest express train in the world'. [2] As St. Moritz and Zermatt are home to two well-known mountains, the Glacier Express is also said to travel from Matterhorn to Piz Bernina.
It links the Klein Matterhorn cable car station in Switzerland, at more than 3,800 meters (12,467 feet) above sea level, with Testa Grigia in Italy, at 3,458 meters (11,345 feet).
The station forms part of the Zermatt ski area. From 1958 to 2007 [2] [3] there was a cable car from Gornergrat over the Hohtälli (3,275 m (10,745 ft)) to the Stockhorn (3,405 m (11,171 ft)) which, until the construction of the Klein Matterhorn cable car, was the highest mountain station in
Klein Matterhorn Aerial Tramway, the highest cable car in Europe (3883m), Zermatt. Klein Titlis, 3020 m, Engelberg. The first revolving cable car in the world. Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car, the tramway between Adliswil and Felsenegg, part of Zürich's suburban public transport system.
Aerial panorama of the Gornergrat. The Gornergrat Railway (German: Gornergrat Bahn; GGB) is a mountain rack railway, located in the Swiss canton of Valais.It links the resort village of Zermatt, situated at 1,604 m (5,262 ft) above mean sea level, to the summit of the Gornergrat.
The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn is a railway line in Switzerland that links Zermatt with Disentis/Mustér via Visp, Brig, Oberwald, Andermatt and Göschenen. Pages in category "Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn stations"