The Matterhorn Gotthard Railway (MGBahn) excels in the Alpine Adventure Railway. This line is 144 km long, from Zermatt to Disentis, from Andermatt to Göschenen, and the 3,300-meter high mountain covers different sections, passing 33 tunnels and promenades, crossing 126 bridges and viaducts. The lowest point of the journey is Visp, 625 meters above sea level, the highest elevation is at the top of the Alpine Pass at 2033 meters.
The Matterhorn-St. Gotthard line runs normally 365 days a year and tickets are available at all Matterhorn-St. Gotthard railway stations.
Ultimate Guide to Swiss Railways
Trains are the most important means of transportation within Switzerland and with neighboring countries. The road network is quite dense. The national railway company of the Swiss Confederation is called Swiss Federal Railways, abbreviated as SBB/CFF/FFS (German/French/Italian respectively). The railway covers the main trunk lines, while the private railways supplement the branch lines between the villages and mountain railways. Routes of the same width can be directly connected. Except for special sightseeing trains or mountain climbing roads, most of the ticketing mechanisms and ticket purchase methods are jointly operated. There will be no problem multiplying. The densel...