NowHereBlow's video: Bernina Express The Glacier Express Crossing the Alps Worlds Best Railway Switzerland

The beautiful way to cross the Alps Bernina Express / The Glacier Express The Bernina Express is a train connecting Chur (or Davos) in Switzerland to Poschiavo in Switzerland and Tirano in Italy by crossing the Swiss Engadin Alps. The train also runs along the World Heritage Site (The Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes) The Bernina Express is operated by the Rhaetian Railway company for the purpose of sightseeing. The Bernina Express facilitates with enlarged windows and multi-lingual (English, Italian and German) audio guide on board. It is not an express in the sense of being a high-speed train; passengers must make a seat reservation either directly when they purchase Bernina Express tickets, or pay a small supplement on top of their regional train tickets. The Albula line and the Bernina line on the Bernina Express's route were jointly declared a World Heritage Site in 2008. The trip on the Bernina Express through this World Heritage Site is a four-hour railway journey across 196 bridges, through 55 tunnels and across the Bernina Pass at 2,253 metres above sea. The entire line is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) (metre gauge) and electrified. The Albula line was constructed between 1898 and 1904; it has been operated by the Rhaetian Railway since its inauguration. The Bernina line was built between 1908 and 1910 and operated independently until the 1940s, when it was acquired by the Rhaetian Railway. The Landwasser Viaduct  is a single-track six-arched curved limestone railway viaduct. It spans the Landwasser between Schmitten & Filisur, in Graubünden, Switzerland. The Landwasser Viaduct is Designed by Alexander Acatos, the Landwasser Viaduct was constructed between 1901 and 1902 by Müller & Zeerleder on behalf of the Rhaetian Railway, which both owns and operates it through to the present day. A signature structure of the World Heritage-listed Albula Railway, it is 65 metres (213 ft) high, 136 metres (446 ft) long; its southeastern abutment connects directly to the Landwasser Tunnel. Current passenger services operated by Rhaetian Railway: Landquart–Davos line Landquart–Thusis line Albula line (Thusis–St. Moritz) Albula tunnel Reichenau–Disentis/Mustér line Engadin line (Pontresina–Scuol-Tarasp) Bernina line (St. Moritz–Tirano, originally Berninabahn) Arosa line (originally Chur–Arosa-Bahn) Bellinzona–Mesocco line (originally Ferrovia Bellinzona–Mesocco) The Glacier Express is an another express train connecting railway stations of the two major mountain resorts of Zermatt and St. Moritz via Andermatt in the central Swiss Alps. The Glacier Express is known as the slowest express train in the world. Since 2003, the train has been operated by Rhaetian Railway and the MGB Corona Virus Alert: Restrictions on passenger traffic Until further notice, the Rhaetian Railway will operate with reduced services. Tourist traffic, extra journeys and historical journeys have been discontinued. The Bernina Express and Glacier Express will not be operating until further notice. Dining cars and catering services on the trains are prohibited. International passenger transport to and from Italy has been suspended since 30 March 2020 due to orders by the Italian authorities. As a result, no passenger trains will run between Campocologno and Tirano until further notice. Footage courtesy: Motion Array