Swiss Rail Journeys Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• The Albula Line

  Mountain scenery and autumn landscapes highlight a trip between Chur and St. Moritz.

• The Appenzell Railway

  Gossau to Herisau; farming region of Appenzell; ascending Santis Mountain; Rhine Valley; old abbey city of St. Gallen.

• The Arosa Line

  Passengers from Chur to Arosa see farm villages and unique rock formations called 'earthmen.'

• The Bern-Lotschberg-Simplon Company

  The Italian border; the Simplon Tunnel; Lotschberg mountain range; Lake Thun.

• The Bernina Express

  Aboard the Bernina line through Switzerland and Italy: ice polo; skiing; glaciers; viaduct.

• The Bodensee-Toggenburg Railway

  The shores of Lake Zurich; New St. Johann mountain resort; Lichtensteig; Sitter bridge; Bodensee.

• The Brunig Line

  A ride from Switzerland's lake region to Luzerne includes a woodcarving community and the Swiss Open Air Museum.

• The Brunig Line

  The open-sided cars of Switzerland's 100-year-old steam railway; an open-air Parliament; transport museum in Luzerne.

• Chemins de Fer du Jura

  Merging several different railways, the Chemins de Fer du Jura run in Western Switzerland.

• The Davos Line

  A trip from Landquart and Filisur features vineyards, chalets and a ski resort at Klosters.

• Emmental Railway

  The beautiful Entelbuch Valley.

• The Engadine Line

  Traveling the Engadine Valley, from St. Moritz to the spa town of Scuol, Switzerland.

• Fribourg Railways

  The scenic hillsides and valleys of the Fribourg region.

• The Glacier Express: Part I

  A slow express; the Swiss Alps; Zermatt; St. Moritz; Matterhorn; cable-car ride; Aletsch glacier; Disentis; Benedictine Abbey.

• The Glacier Express RHB

  Rhaetian Railway; river-rafting expedition; St. Moritz resort.

• The Gotthard Line: North

  Zurich; lakes Zurich, Zug and Lucerne; Arth-Goldau; Schwyz; Erstfed; Wassen; Goschenen; Gotthard Pass.

• The Gotthard Line: South

  Lake Lugano; Bellinzona; medieval castles; spiral tunnels and viaducts; Airolo; the Gotthard Tunnel.

• The Gruyere Railway

  Aboard the Gruyere line: chocolate factory; cheese; medieval castle; cable cars.

• Jungfrau Railways

  Interlaken; waterfalls; glaciers.

• Jungfrau Railways

  Making lace; mountains; gauge line.

• Lagenthal-Wolhusen, Langnace-Huttwil

  Lagenthal; Huttwil train depot; steam engines; Willisau; Langnau; Heimatmuseum.

• The Montreux-Oberland-Bernois Railway

  Highlights include a museum, a ski resort, hot-air balloons and white-water rafting.

• New Glacier Express
• Railway of the Emmental 1: Moutier-Thun

  Jura region of western Switzerland; Solothurn; Aare Valley plain; medieval town of Thun.

• Railway of the Emmental 2

  The beautiful Entelbuch valley; a cheese center in Affoltem.

• Transport Publique du Chablais

  Small colorful trains take visitors through Switzerland's Rhone valley.

• Transport Publique du Chablais

  The Chablais region has a private railway company that runs out of Aigle.

• Vereina Line

  Travel through the beautiful Engadine valley near the Austrian and Italian borders, through the scenic Prattigau and the broad, luxuriant Rhine valley.