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Bernina Express (rail service) Description
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
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Hobbies & Activities category: Railroad attraction or museum
Address
Rhätische Bahn (RhB)
Bahnhofstrasse 25
CH-7002 Chur
Switzerland
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