The Glacier Express is a scenic narrow-gauge train crossing the Swiss Alps between the resort towns of Zermatt and St. Moritz. Running since 1930, its roughly eight-hour, 291-kilometre journey crosses 291 bridges and 91 tunnels, including the Landwasser Viaduct and the Oberalp Pass. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Established Year SignificanceMarketed as "the world's slowest express train," crossing 291 route kilometres of the Swiss Alps in about eight hours, including the stone-arched Landwasser Viaduct. 1 Route TypeScenic international passenger rail service 1 TerminiZermatt to St. Moritz, Switzerland 1 Operational Status Operational Status
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1. Wikipedia: Glacier Express
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The Glacier Express has been called the 'slowest express train in the world'.
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The Glacier Express is a named train in Switzerland, running as a Panorama Express (PE), which directly connects railway stations of the two major mountain resorts of Zermatt and St.
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