Rhätische Bahn: Bernina Line Rhätische Bahn: Bernina Line No Data

Description


The Bernina Line is UNESCO listed for it's entire 61Km route from St. Moritz to Tirano, just over the border in Italy. Along the way the line climbs up the Bernina pass, reaching the peak of the pass at Ospizio Bernina at 2,253m - making it the third highest railway in Switzerland, as well as the highest mountain pass railway in Europe. From the Bernina pass the train descends rapidly down the opposite side of the mountain in a series of dramatic switchbacks down the side of the mountain before reaching a plateau between the mountains at Poschiavo. From here the train runs along a relatively level section along the banks of Lake Poschiavo before a final steep descent down the mountain assisted by the Brusio Spiral which helps the train lose vertical height without taking up horizontal space and allows for a shallower run down the final part of the line across the Swiss Italian border and down into Tirano, the final section of the line running as a tram through the outskirts of the Italian city.

Charge


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Getting There


Latitude: 46.408749; Longitude: 10.019657
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Photos


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Web Link


www.rhb.ch
Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (14/04/2022), and on time of last update (25/04/2022) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.