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Gornergratbahn

Second-highest railway in Europe (after the Jungfraubahn); first electric rack railway built in Switzerland

Type
Cog railway
From
Zermatt · 1 604 m
To
Gornergrat · 3 089 m
Vertical
1 485 m
Canton
Valais
Operator
Gornergrat Bahn AG (BVZ Holding)

Source: en.wikipedia.org

45.9833° N 7.7847° E · ValaisRelief interpolated · not a survey mapOpen the full map

Photographs

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DanielGoldbach, Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), Susanne Jutzeler, suju-foto, Jean-Paul Wettstein · Wikimedia Commons + Pexels · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ask me about Gornergratbahn

I can tell you which weeks suit it, which base to stay in and how it fits into a route with the rest of your journey. Tell me when you are coming, and I will build the days around it.

MarieLucerne and the Engadin.

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Put Gornergratbahn in a journey.

Tell me when you are coming and I will build the days around it — the right base, the right train, the right table — and say plainly if another season would serve it better.

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  • Marie, Lucerne and the Engadin
  • First outline free, fees stated
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