Bernina Express (rail service)
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Route: Chur (Grisson)-Albula-St Moritz (Engadin)-Bernina-Poschiavo-Tirano (Italy) or in the reverse direction.
Length: 145km/90mi; duration four hours.
Highlights: The Bernina Express travels on Europe's highest mountain railroad line in the Alps. It begins with one of the most beautiful stretches (Chur-St Moritz) on the famous Glacier Express and with a gradient of 7% is one of the steepest railroads in the world operated without rack and pinion. All the zones of vegetation between the glaciers of Piz Bernina (4,049 m/13,289ft) and the palms of Tirano (429 m/2,695ft) in Italy are passed through on this journey.
Special features: On fine summer days in July and August it is possible to travel on certain
Length: 145km/90mi; duration four hours.
Highlights: The Bernina Express travels on Europe's highest mountain railroad line in the Alps. It begins with one of the most beautiful stretches (Chur-St Moritz) on the famous Glacier Express and with a gradient of 7% is one of the steepest railroads in the world operated without rack and pinion. All the zones of vegetation between the glaciers of Piz Bernina (4,049 m/13,289ft) and the palms of Tirano (429 m/2,695ft) in Italy are passed through on this journey.
Special features: On fine summer days in July and August it is possible to travel on certain
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