{"id":210234,"date":"2023-03-23T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T12:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=210234"},"modified":"2021-11-30T18:09:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T12:39:18","slug":"glacier-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/glacier-express\/","title":{"rendered":"Glacier Express: Everything You Need To Know About The Dream Rail Ride In Nature’s Lap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Express trains are touted to be faster than most other types of trains running on the line. It also offers a level of comfort to its passengers which other types of trains seldom do. While there aren’t that many in numbers when compared to local ones, but people generally board them to reach their destinations faster. But what if there was an express which ran slower like a local train, but with the comfort of an express train, through beautiful scenic locations- that might be something people who want to take a break from the usual bustle of society and daily life to enjoy a few hours in the lap of nature might think about. If that’s what you have been wondering about too, there’s an express train made for you: It’s called the Glacier Express<\/strong>. <\/em><\/p>\n

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The express train we will talk about here is the Glacier Express or GEX as it is sometimes called. It is a popular express train which connects the railway stations of two of the most major mountain resorts- Zermatt and St. Moritz which is situated right in the center of the beautiful Swiss Alps. This express is operated jointly by two of the private Swiss railways- the Rh\u00e4tische Bahn (RhB) and the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). During winters this service dries up as there is only one Glacier train per day in each direction but the number ratchets up to three per day during the summers.<\/p>\n

Glacier Express speed isn’t much, the train isn’t said to be express because of its high speed but because it provides it’s passengers with one sear rode for an eight-hour long journey and it also discards all the stops made by the local trains. Actually, the Glacier Express train is known as the slowest one in the whole world. It actually takes 7.5 hours to cover a distance of 180 miles or 290 km since it gallops at a speed of about 24 mph. But this train isn’t for those who want to reach their destination fast, but for those whole want to take in the beauty of the cold and yet stunning Swiss Alps. The spectacular scenery which passengers can witness from the train’s specially made panoramic sightseeing windows as they have delicious lunch will take anyone’s breath away.<\/p>\n

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