The Glacier Express consumes a whole day to traverse 291 bridges and pass through 91 tunnels on its tantalising trundle ...

This bright red train is highly popular in Switzerland for taking passengers on a four-hour ride between the Italian border destination Tirano and Chur in the Graubünden canton of Switzerland.

The famous Rhaetian Railway red train also takes you on a historic journey to the natural beauties of the eastern canton of Graubünden. Passengers leaving Tirano get the message almost ...

A landlocked country, Switzerland-a small country as it is ten times smaller than the state of California-owns the most extensive and dense railway network around the world. 41 000 square kilometers.

The Switzerland Travel Centre sells a range of passes, but I chose a second-class pass for about $475. ... I chose to board the cherry-red train at Brig, the second stop on the Glacier Express.

Credit: Ch.Perret This sedate train ride won't take you to dizzying summits, only across the lowly Brunig Pass at 1013 metres. But do yourself a favour: the country scenery is gorgeous as you roll ...

Both routes are part of the Grand Train Tour of Switzerland, a 1,280-km journey merging five panoramic rail routes that brings visitors through four linguistic regions of Switzerland, crosses five ...