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For the first time, it was feasible to operate through coaches all the way from Zermatt to St. Moritz and return. On 25 June 1930 (), the first train of such coaches set out from Zermatt to St. Moritz, under the name Glacier Express. [3] The new train's name honoured the Rhone Glacier, which is near Gletsch, on the Furka Pass. [2]
The official logo of The Grand Tour of Switzerland. The Grand Tour of Switzerland is a 1,643 km (1021 mile) tourist circuit in Switzerland, devised by Switzerland Tourism and The Grand Tour of Switzerland Association in 2015. Split into 8 stages, the circuit traverses through 13 UNESCO World Heritage sights, 5 Alpine passes, and 22 lakes. [1]
Don’t let the name of Switzerland’s Glacier Express train fool you, as the eight-hour train ride slowly weaves and winds you through 92 tunnels and 291 bridges from Zermatt to St. Moritz.
The GoldenPass Line is a tourist-orientated train route in the Swiss Alps with its base in Montreux. It is not a legal entity but operates and manages the following companies: Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway (MOB) Transports Montreux-Vevey Riviera (MVR)
The trip on the Bernina Express through this World Heritage Site is a four-hour railway journey across 196 bridges, through 55 tunnels and across the Bernina Pass at 2,253 metres (7,392 ft) above sea level. The entire line is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) (metre gauge) and electrified.
Bernina railway line with the Palü Glacier in the background. Postcard from ca. 1910. In the year following the completion of the Albula railway line in 1904, the Bernina-Bahngesellschaft (BB) was established, with the objective of opening a railway line between St Moritz and Tirano, via the Bernina Pass.
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