Gornergrat Bahn Zermatt The Most Scenic Train Ride in Switzerland 8K

The Gornergrat Railway epic journey to highest open-air railway station in Europe ! The Gornergrat Railway is a cog-wheel railway in Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Wallis (Valais in French). The valley station is at 1,604 m above sea level and is right in the middle of Zermatt itself. The Gornergrat Railway brings passengers up to the 3,089 m high summit of the Gornergrat. The Gornergrat lies among twenty-nine 4,000-metre high peaks and several glaciers. It is the starting point for many alpine hikes and summit climbs. In winter it is in the heart of the Zermatt skiing area. Record breaking: The Gornergrat station is the highest, open-air railway station in Europe. The cog-wheel railway opened for passengers on 20. August 1898 and was the first electrically-powered cog-wheel railway in Switzerland. As the train travels upwards from Zermatt to the Gornergrat summit it covers an altitude difference of 1,484 metres and stops at several stations on the way. Passengers are free to board