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Zermatt railway station is a metre gauge railway station serving the car-free mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland.It is the southern terminus of the BVZ Zermatt-Bahn (BVZ), which connects Zermatt with standard gauge lines at Visp (served by SBB-CFF-FFS) and Brig (served by SBB-CFF-FFS and BLS AG).
It is possible to cross into Italy via the Cervinia cable car station. A rack railway line (the Gornergratbahn, the highest open-air railway in Europe) runs up to the summit of the Gornergrat at 3,089 m (10,135 ft). Zermatt is also the western terminus for the Glacier Express rail service connecting to St. Moritz and the MGB (Matterhorn ...
Zermatt: Gornergrat/Riffelalp tram: Riffelalp: Highest station in Europe with two distinct railways Furka: 2,163 m (7,096 ft) Uri: Realp: Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway: East portal of Furka Summit Tunnel: Rail crossing (summit), highest station in Central Switzerland: Muttbach-Belvédère: 2,118 m (6,949 ft) Valais: Obergoms: Furka Cogwheel ...
Zermatt GGB railway station (German: Bahnhof Zermatt GGB, French: Gare de Zermatt GGB) is a railway station in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais.It is the northern terminus of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge Gornergrat Railway and is served by local trains only.
The Gornergrat railway station is situated at an altitude of 3,089 m (10,135 ft), which makes the Gornergrat Railway the second highest railway in Europe after the Jungfrau, and the highest open-air railway of the continent. The line opened in 1898, and was the first electric rack railway to be built in Switzerland.
Zermatt railway station, circa 1900. Zermatt's Bahnhofsplatz and station building. Zermatt's station concourse. The appearance of Zermatt railway station is characterised by 1980s era alterations. To protect passengers and rolling stock from avalanches, a massive concrete canopy was erected by 1989, and the canopy spans a total of six tracks.
The Glacier Express is a direct Panorama Express (PE) train connecting railway stations of the two major mountain resorts of Zermatt and St. Moritz via Andermatt in the central Swiss Alps. 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.
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