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GoldenPass Panoramic Train Experience
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GoldenPass Panoramic Train Experience

location_on Gstaad, Switzerland schedule 2 hours

Overview

Take a GoldenPass panoramic train from Gstaad and watch the Swiss countryside slide past large panoramic windows: chalet villages, alpine pasture and forested valleys. The line links Montreux on Lake Geneva with the Bernese Oberland, crossing the Pays-d'Enhaut on the way.

Highlights

  • Panoramic windows: Large windows that make the landscape part of the ride.
  • Pays-d'Enhaut: Wooden chalets, meadows and forest between Gstaad and the Lake Geneva side.
  • Lake Geneva end: Towards Montreux the line drops past vineyards to the lake.
  • Reserved seating: Seat reservations are included where required.

Good to know

  • Time on site: About 2 hours on board.
  • Activity level: Seated throughout; the only effort is boarding and leaving the train with your bags.
  • Pairs well with: Glacier 3000, high above the nearby Col du Pillon.

Facts

History

  • The Montreux Oberland Bernois line opened in stages from 1901, reaching Gstaad in December 1904 and Zweisimmen in July 1905.
  • In 1931 the railway ran the Golden Mountain Pullman Express, the forerunner of today's panoramic trains.
  • Since December 2022 the GoldenPass Express runs from Montreux to Interlaken without a change of train.

Did you know?

  • At Zweisimmen a ramp adjusts the coaches' wheels from metre gauge to standard gauge.
  • The line loops around Gstaad because a direct climb to the Saanenmöser Pass, its highest point, would have needed rack equipment.

Tour manager tips

  • Keep bags on the racks and valuables with you.
  • For window photos, switch off the flash to avoid glare on the glass.
  • Mountain weather changes quickly, so carry a layer.

Included in the price

Included

  • Panoramic train ticket on the GoldenPass line
  • Seat reservation where required
  • All taxes and booking fees

Not included: Prestige class supplement, hotel transfers, food and drinks, gratuities, personal expenses.

Please note: Access depends on the ticket type booked and on the service being open on the day of your visit.

Meeting point

Gstaad railway station
Bahnhofstrasse, 3780 Gstaad, Switzerland

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