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Funicular
(
Standseilbahn
,
funiculaire
in
French,
funicolare
) A car runs on tracks and is
pulled by a cable.
»
Gondola
(
Gondelbahn, télécabine, telecabin-
oia
) Lots of little cars dangle from a cable and
run non-stop in a loop.
5 ALETSCH GLACIER
Train
The Swiss rail network combines state-run and private operations. The
Swiss Federal
sidle into valleys and along the sides of mountains, linking even tiny burgs to the main
train lines.
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Scenic Trains
Swiss trains are often more than a means of getting from A to B. Stunning views invari-
ably make the journey itself the destination. Switzerland boasts the following routes
among its classic sightseeing journeys. Bear in mind that you can choose just one leg of
the trip, and that scheduled services ply the same routes for standard fares. In addition to
these journeys, almost any train in the Jungfrau region provides beautiful views.
The first three trains on this list have panoramic coaches with extra-large windows:
Glacier Express
( 027 927 77 00;
www.glacierexpress.ch
; 2nd/1st class Sfr136/226, obligatory seat
reservation summer/winter Sfr33/13; 7½hr, daily)
Spectacular journey between Zermatt and St
Moritz, Chur or Davos. The Brig-Zermatt Alpine leg makes for pretty powerful viewing,
as does the area between Disentis/Mustér and Brig.
Golden Pass Route
( 021 989 81 90;
www.goldenpass.ch
;
one-way 2nd/1st class Sfr70/116)
Travels between Lucerne and Montreux. The journey is in three legs, and you must
change trains twice. Regular trains, without panoramic windows, work the whole route
hourly.
Bernina Express
( 081 288 65 65;
www.rhb.ch
;
one-way 2nd/1st class Sfr58/96, obligatory seat re-
servation summer/winter Sfr12/9; 2½hr, daily)
Cuts 145km through Engadine from Chur to
Tirano. May and October, you can opt to continue onwards from Tirano to Lugano by bus.
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