Gornergrat Bahn (The Matterhorn Railway)

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 6 гру 2019
  • The entire journey as viewed through The Gornergrat Bahn's front window as it departs Zermatt, Switzerland on its 30-minute climb up to The Gornergrat Station. Located at a elevation of 3,089 m (10,132 ft) above sea level in the Swiss Alps for an unobstructed view of The Matterhorn and its surrounding peaks.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 214

  • @sanddabz5635
    @sanddabz5635 Рік тому +47

    Let's give a round of applause to the surveyors, geologists, engineers, architects, the laborers who constructed this incredible feat of engineering in the Swiss Alps, beautiful!
    Thanks for taking me along!

    • @martinc.720
      @martinc.720 Рік тому +2

      Really? You want people to applaud?😂

    • @sanddabz5635
      @sanddabz5635 Рік тому +3

      @@martinc.720
      Yes, on the count of three, ready?.........one-----two---THREE👏👏

    • @vincentho3964
      @vincentho3964 Рік тому +2

      Yes, it surely was a feat 👍👏👏👏

    • @bozokres3816
      @bozokres3816 Рік тому

      Ta proga spada med največje svetovne znamenitosti, genialno delo človeških rok, mojstrovina

    • @dustojnikhummer
      @dustojnikhummer Рік тому +2

      And people who maintain it. No snow on the track what so ever.

  • @maymckay4780
    @maymckay4780 3 роки тому +50

    I feel privileged to have done this journey a few years ago. It was unforgettable .

  • @pwiller7980
    @pwiller7980 3 роки тому +46

    No words can describe how beautiful that journey was. I'll never be able to visit but your video is certainly the next best thing. Thank you.

  • @SPJPapasan
    @SPJPapasan 3 роки тому +7

    My son and I made this trip in Sep 2013. We were able to hike down about half-way and pick up a returning train at one of the lower stations.

  • @macscotsman51
    @macscotsman51 3 роки тому +11

    Absolutely amazing. Thank you for taking us along. Well done 👍

  • @darkubarku
    @darkubarku 3 роки тому +19

    One of the most beautiful railway lines I have seen! Great ride.

  • @number8485
    @number8485 3 роки тому +11

    Fantastic engineering and such a lovely journey! Lovely skiing in these parts and great memories.

  • @alexandradane3672
    @alexandradane3672 Рік тому +1

    Bringing back such extraordinarily happy memories of times passed . Thank you.

  • @silversprings6771
    @silversprings6771 2 роки тому +4

    Such beautiful scenery ...wish I was on that train. Thanks for posting this video I enjoyed every minute of this train ride.

  • @MMOUHAN
    @MMOUHAN 3 роки тому +3

    It’s beautiful place.thanks for your video. I never seen such a place in my life.

  • @scottsmith7051
    @scottsmith7051 Рік тому

    Thanks for posting this. One more thing off my bucket list of things to do vicariously!

  • @oldtimer4863
    @oldtimer4863 Рік тому

    What a fabulous train ride, breath taking scenery. Thank you for sharing this video.

  • @popo212able
    @popo212able Рік тому +3

    Thank you for the wonderful video.
    I was impressed by the majestic scenery of Switzerland.

  • @jeffemerson6122
    @jeffemerson6122 3 роки тому +2

    SO COOL TOO SEE OTHER COUNTRIES FROM A TRAIN.
    THANKS 4 SHARING FROM KENTUCKY U.S.A

  • @MrDogiva
    @MrDogiva 3 роки тому +2

    Magnifico! Obrigado. ...de Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brasil.

  • @bazza945
    @bazza945 Рік тому

    Stunning, magnificent, free views of the Matterhorn, thank you.

  • @zerberus500
    @zerberus500 3 роки тому +3

    BREATHTAKING views!👍👍👍👏

  • @MsSoundguy
    @MsSoundguy 3 роки тому +18

    Spectacular! Thank you. I'm still recovering from the view of the Matterhorn and the startlingly beautiful reveal of the town and valley at 3:42. What a stunning trip.

  • @ligiafonsecablank3479
    @ligiafonsecablank3479 3 роки тому +8

    Moro em Florianópolis, capital de um Estado do Sul do Brasil. Já estive em Zermatt em 2014 e fiquei encantada com esse passeio mostrado no vídeo!

  • @dirkvanelteren5234
    @dirkvanelteren5234 Рік тому

    das war eine wunderbare Reise. vielen Dank dafür.

  • @Vednier
    @Vednier Рік тому

    I impressed with how clean village is. Nice.

  • @DanielPerezVidz
    @DanielPerezVidz Рік тому

    Thank you that was very enjoyable! A great feat of engineering to construct such a difficult rail line.

  • @bjwhitfield2922
    @bjwhitfield2922 3 роки тому +4

    Beautiful!💙

  • @greggtempleton6872
    @greggtempleton6872 Рік тому

    I rode the Gornergrat Bahn in 1991 on a visit to Zermatt. Thank you for sharing and providing a nice memory. I was there in summer and less snow. I was backpacking around Switzerland and wanted to honor my Friend Kevin who Tragically lost his life on a North wall Matterhorn Assent in '88. I spent several days in Zermatt. Beautiful to say the least. Breathtaking squared.

  • @curtisdaniel9294
    @curtisdaniel9294 Рік тому

    Well Done! Thanks for your efforts.

  • @ordinaryguy3141
    @ordinaryguy3141 Місяць тому

    Just came home after a trip up there ... truly amazing, mesmerising and a lifetime experience ...
    Greetings from Singapore ❤

    • @OneOldGuy
      @OneOldGuy Місяць тому +1

      That it was indeed. So was the view recently on my first visit to Singapore, especially at night from the viewing area top of the Marina Sands. Thanks for the comment and viewing.

  • @WorldTravelaholic
    @WorldTravelaholic 3 роки тому +2

    What a beautiful informative video, Thank you for sharing!

  • @corymohl5253
    @corymohl5253 Рік тому +4

    I just stumble upon this video. As others have stated, this was incredible to watch. I may never be able to get there myself, but this definitely was the next best thing!!! Thank you!

  • @l.h.1760
    @l.h.1760 3 роки тому +4

    Eine traumhaft schöne Strecke in der Realität und auch im Video. Danke für die Mitfahrt aus anderer Sicht.

    • @planestrainsautomobiles
      @planestrainsautomobiles  3 роки тому +1

      Vielen Dank für den netten Kommentar und nehmen Sie sich die Zeit zu sehen.

  • @thePeziie
    @thePeziie 2 роки тому +1

    I missed the time when I was on this train so much. Hope I could be in Switzerland once again.

  • @chrisryan5339
    @chrisryan5339 Рік тому

    Fantastic thanks. Chris from England

  • @user-cn6wf1lk9y
    @user-cn6wf1lk9y Рік тому

    Very beautiful video!

  • @michaellongstaff4624
    @michaellongstaff4624 Рік тому

    Did this trip in September 2011 and rode the Glacier Express from Chur to Brigg. Fabulous scenery, would definitely recommend.

  • @danielfantino1714
    @danielfantino1714 Рік тому

    Thanks for that incredible uphill ride. I´m more exhausted than their traction motors. My ears are clogged !!
    By the way at low speed it sounds like an EMD GP9 or F7 diesel locomotive.
    I must relax and take my breath. What a climb !

  • @margaretwalker969
    @margaretwalker969 Рік тому

    Have done that , on just such a sunny day cloudless sky, the Mattahorn sat in all its regal glory, stunning, a bucket list trip for me

  • @TrainJJ
    @TrainJJ 3 роки тому +7

    Very nice! I did this ride in the winter of 2015 and made a side view video about this ride. I started recording at departure and couldn't stop. So beautiful. The surrounding is stunning. Thanks for this video. Greeting from the (flat...😊) Netherlands, Joachim

    • @planestrainsautomobiles
      @planestrainsautomobiles  3 роки тому +1

      It was your video(s) during my trip planning that inspired me to stop in Zermatt and add this train to my itinerary. I also passed through your country of the Netherlands via train and spent a day walking in the rain around Amsterdam. Thank you for the valuable insights before I arrived in Switzerland.

  • @dewiz9596
    @dewiz9596 Рік тому

    Wow! Very impressive!

  • @rayisland23
    @rayisland23 Рік тому

    Amazing video a must do bucket list trip

  • @weatherlicious
    @weatherlicious Рік тому

    Absolutely stunning!!!!

  • @jennifergrimes181
    @jennifergrimes181 3 роки тому +4

    Many happy memories of many ski holidays in Wonderful Zermatt oh to be there now with all this snow .

  • @mangesh4990
    @mangesh4990 3 роки тому +2

    Wonderful 👍

  • @brucewilliams8714
    @brucewilliams8714 3 роки тому +1

    What a wonderful day for your journey. On my trip, in 1991, Zermatt was wet and foggy. It wasn't until we got above the cloudline that Matterhorn was visible in the sunlight. It was breathtaking. Thanks for bringing back the memories.

    • @OneOldGuy
      @OneOldGuy 3 роки тому

      Likewise for my first visit in 1994. Weather is certainly the one factor none of us can ever plan for. Evening before was cloudy and the morning of this ride I awoke to clear Blue skies. The view of the Matterhorn from the top was everything one could ever wish for. Thanks for viewing.

    • @planestrainsautomobiles
      @planestrainsautomobiles  3 роки тому

      Can absolutely relate. Simply fortunate timing.

  • @worldcooking
    @worldcooking Рік тому +6

    The huge metal structure that protects the wonderful train route at the edge of the mountains is impressive, as is the entire route!

  • @deltic1964
    @deltic1964 Рік тому

    What a View Great Journey

  • @lucianopasserini179
    @lucianopasserini179 Рік тому

    Grazie per il video e per il commento musicale. Un cordiale saluto da Luciano il perugino (Italia) 😀🍀🍀

  • @user-wx9tn5gh4o
    @user-wx9tn5gh4o Місяць тому

    Stunning views

  • @manolocarriles5882
    @manolocarriles5882 Рік тому

    Qué mágico, gracias!

  • @stevehinnenkamp5625
    @stevehinnenkamp5625 Рік тому

    An enchanting journey. Take Me along next time.

  • @shahzadafridi686
    @shahzadafridi686 3 роки тому

    Super video collection bro

  • @emiliocoletta1071
    @emiliocoletta1071 Рік тому +1

    - imposantes Video, einer Traumgegend 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @laladelgadillo1505
    @laladelgadillo1505 3 роки тому +2

    Espectacular 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @heinmadsen-leipoldt2341
    @heinmadsen-leipoldt2341 Рік тому

    Wow this was amazing, I live in south Africa, didn't need to pay airline tickets to go to Switzerland nor pay for accomodations and the train ride etc, I was in Switzerland without flying over to Switzerland hahahaha and had a free trip on a mountain train and saw spectacular views wow this is life, thanks for the person who made this video, I was in Switzerland without moving my feet and body, 🤣

  • @mauricelecuit3769
    @mauricelecuit3769 10 місяців тому

    superbe promenade !!! merci ( 1-8-2023 )

  • @koreanature
    @koreanature Рік тому

    Wow... !!! My best friend, It's always great. We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks

  • @reinaldosouza262
    @reinaldosouza262 Рік тому +3

    Que fascinante passeio de trem por entre esses lindos lugares de paisagens nevadas! As 15:54,dia 25/12/22,em Ituiutaba-MG,Brasil 🙌🇧🇷

  • @rudolfkrebs2311
    @rudolfkrebs2311 Рік тому

    Ich habe dem Kommentar von Sanddab Z nur hinzuzufügen, dass auch das Video total toll ist!
    Vielen Dank für die beeindruckende "Mitfahrt"!
    👍😎🇦🇹

  • @marthaperdew
    @marthaperdew Рік тому

    Spectacular!

  • @user-kx4vo1nf2o
    @user-kx4vo1nf2o Рік тому

    Спасибо за экскурсию👍👍👍

  • @ilmioviaggioadhelsinki6637
    @ilmioviaggioadhelsinki6637 3 роки тому +1

    Belle immagini grazie

  • @WetTropicsOfOz
    @WetTropicsOfOz 10 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing! What a lovely cruise through there, especially with snow around. I think this is best short train journey in the world. I am visiting in a week, can’t wait.🚞

  • @richardsabos2641
    @richardsabos2641 Рік тому

    Superbe video ainsi que les points de vues

  • @russellloomis4376
    @russellloomis4376 2 роки тому +1

    At 8:50 when it came out of the tunnel and you see the Disneyland Matterhorn 😂 that was awesome. Very beautiful scenery. 👍

    • @planestrainsautomobiles
      @planestrainsautomobiles  2 роки тому

      Glad the view reminded you of the ride in Anaheim, CA. Appreciate the comment.

  • @daveharries
    @daveharries 3 роки тому +2

    Looks like a lovely trip but I haven't got much of a head for heights! Thanks for the video though.

  • @doubledee9675
    @doubledee9675 Рік тому

    We spent 10 days in and near Zermatt as part of a European trip some years ago. It was early autumn, and raining lightly when we alighted from the Glacier Express to be met by a horse-drawn carriage to take us to a very, very comfortable hotel on the town square. Then the rest of the time, we stayed in a cottage a few minutes walk from one of the Bahn's stations - Riffelberg from memory, certainly well towards the top. We certainly needed a fire each night to keep warm. We'd travel down to the town each day for various expeditions, sometimes staying there for an early dinner (the last train back was around 19.30 or so), sometimes buying some food to cook ourselves. Very different to our suburban life here and a great experience.

    • @doubledee9675
      @doubledee9675 Рік тому

      Just to add - we were travelling independently and not part of an organised tour.

  • @md.sanwarhossain970
    @md.sanwarhossain970 Рік тому

    Beautiful countryside in winter.

  • @KhalidMehmood-yt1yw
    @KhalidMehmood-yt1yw 4 місяці тому

    Most beautiful and also very attractive all scenes and also beautiful photography

    • @planestrainsautomobiles
      @planestrainsautomobiles  4 місяці тому

      Thank you for viewing and the thoughtful comments. It's greatly appreciated.

  • @richardewan2593
    @richardewan2593 8 місяців тому

    I’ll be taking this trip in June 2024, after I do the Glacier Express from St Moritz. Looking forward to it and thanks for posting this video

    • @planestrainsautomobiles
      @planestrainsautomobiles  8 місяців тому

      You're most welcome, Richard. I hope this provided a little insight to what is in store for you. I arrived in Zermatt on the same Glacier Express from St. Moritz the day before. Worth every hour I spent on that train, too. Enjoy your upcoming journey.

  • @blueridgepics
    @blueridgepics Рік тому

    Whoa!!! This was the maost amazing ride. It's another world up there. I want to go...

  • @Rupak_Simple
    @Rupak_Simple Рік тому

    Simply a railway track through heaven.

  • @EntertainmentWorldz
    @EntertainmentWorldz Рік тому

    wow great video

  • @PlaneandTrainWindowSeat
    @PlaneandTrainWindowSeat 3 роки тому +2

    Very nice.

  • @zsoltpalik8276
    @zsoltpalik8276 Рік тому

    Fú! Ez aztán a fogaskerekü, azta! Baró klassz ez a pája és a táj lélekzetelálító.

  • @johnkerr1953
    @johnkerr1953 Рік тому

    This entire journey was so trimendous l have thurly enjoyed every minute of it, also the views are really good, but just to let you know that in another video l have flown up to the top & round the Matterhorn by helicopter 🚁 & that was great, so thanks to everyone who made this nice video, very, very enjoyable .

  • @dubhill1959
    @dubhill1959 3 роки тому +2

    We have made this trip. It is a great experience. D.E. and Helen Hill

  • @tontonbeber4555
    @tontonbeber4555 Рік тому +1

    Beside the cogwheel, an interesting point for electrical engineers is that this line is one of two three-phase powered lines in Switzerland (the other one being the Jungfraujoch). Look at the double overhead wire system, and the complexity of contactless crossings above the switches

    • @LegendLength
      @LegendLength Рік тому

      I just wonder why they bothered have 2 electrical lines going up next to each other. Surely you wouldn't need any power if you are going downhill?

  • @manlaichan1192
    @manlaichan1192 3 роки тому

    Very nice , like to go there someday.

  • @BahnweltBodensee
    @BahnweltBodensee 3 роки тому

    very nice!

  • @joselitopereira7596
    @joselitopereira7596 3 роки тому +2

    Boa tarde Pernambuco Brasil. Gosto muito de ver esses vídeos é muito bom mesmo

  • @Karim-en9on
    @Karim-en9on Рік тому

    Beautiful country

  • @9101201
    @9101201 3 роки тому +2

    I wish I could ride that train, wow

  • @vandanerisgomes9009
    @vandanerisgomes9009 Рік тому

    Magnífico maravilhoso que lugar mais lindo

  • @majojesilva
    @majojesilva Рік тому

    Curitiba PR
    Magnífico este vídeo

  • @AnthonyHigham6414001080
    @AnthonyHigham6414001080 Рік тому

    Wow. From Wiki:
    "The line is 9,339 m (30,640 ft) in length, including 3,790 m (12,434 ft) of double track, and traverses an altitude difference of 1,469 m (4,820 ft). It is built to metre gauge (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) and uses the Abt rack system throughout. It is one of four lines in the world using three-phase electric power, requiring two overhead conductors, with the track forming the third conductor."
    Fascinating.

  • @luizsergiomarquesidalvidal888
    @luizsergiomarquesidalvidal888 Рік тому +2

    MUITO BONITO ESTA VIAGEM E QUE BOM DE FICAR CONHECENDO O MUNDO UM POUCO POR VIDEO.

  • @jorgesuarez7444
    @jorgesuarez7444 3 роки тому

    Excelente🎥👏👍💯👋de Argentina

  • @lookoutleo
    @lookoutleo Рік тому

    I would love to do that. Wonder how they keep the line clear so high in the mountains .The only mountain railway I've done is Snowdon, it was tiny compared to that

  • @yosidakayo
    @yosidakayo Рік тому

    Abt train.
    The scenery is also very beautiful.
    I would actually like to ride it.
    It feels great.
    動画を見せていただき、どうもありがとう。

  • @daniel4God4ever
    @daniel4God4ever 3 роки тому

    Wie Schön

  • @missfeliss3628
    @missfeliss3628 Рік тому

    the matterhorn ride at disneyland was one of the only rides i ever liked there. probably the only one. it was my favorite. i have good taste apparently . i later found out it was a real mountain! i cant stand all the movie based rides...except i love the log ride and indiana jones. and tom sawyers island...but they are all very old rides..oh and i love pirates...
    and the jungle cruise was good... and i like new orleans square...

  • @ratroddiesels1981
    @ratroddiesels1981 3 роки тому

    tusen takk skal.

  • @danielcarroll3358
    @danielcarroll3358 3 роки тому

    I've been to Zermatt twice and both times it was foggy up top so it wasn't worth taking the Gornergrat Bahn. But one time I had already purchased a ticket. I had to get it refunded in Brig and had a nice extended conversation in the railway headquarters with a member of staff comparing the local railroads with those in the United States.

    • @TheBandit7613
      @TheBandit7613 3 роки тому

      We don't really do rail here. We fly or drive. The USA is FAR to big for rail. Who wants to sit on a train for 3 or 4 days? Rail makes sense when your country is @135 miles by 220 miles! (Switzerland) However, the USA is the freight rail leader of the world. Are you going to take Amtrak for 3 days or fly United for 3 hours?

    • @danielcarroll3358
      @danielcarroll3358 3 роки тому

      @@TheBandit7613 As the British say, "horses for courses". If you are going from Manhattan to Philadelphia you take the train, unless you are a tourist unfamiliar with the situation. If you are going from Manhattan to Las Vegas you fly. If you are going from Las Vegas to Henderson you drive. 100 to 500 miles is the ideal distance for high speed rail and developed countries take advantage of the technology. We in the US subsidize our highways annually at a rate fifty times higher than we subsidize Amtrak. But all you hear about is the Amtrak subsidy.
      Oh well, that's politics.

    • @TheBandit7613
      @TheBandit7613 3 роки тому

      @@danielcarroll3358 There is politics involved. Probably more than you think. I'm a public worker, I've built roads in Colorado and Nevada, some from scratch. There are places where high speed rail is probably needed. From Las Vegas to Los Angeles and then to San Francisco. But there's 3 problems. Problem 1: The state uses transportation funds as an all purpose slush fund. Yes, they divert hundreds of millions to non transportation projects. 2. It's expensive to have hundreds of empty buses driving around Vegas just in case people decide to use public transportation. But they won't because Vegas is not a high density area. So people drive. And 3. The cost. It's pretty high. However, A high speed rail is supposedly supposed to be open in 2024 from Vegas to Victorville (stage one) We'll see!

    • @Hattonbank
      @Hattonbank Рік тому

      Better three days on Amtrak than 3 hours with United

    • @michaellongstaff4624
      @michaellongstaff4624 Рік тому

      Took the train from New York to San Francisco a few years ago via Chicago and Denver. Followed the Hudson, saw the Great Lakes, crossed the prairies, the Rockies and Sierra Nevada. Would have missed so much if I had flown.

  • @bernardhelinski1141
    @bernardhelinski1141 3 роки тому

    Another mankind brilliant achievement .Why not show the actual building , at least ,showing a portion. Thanks for the post !

  • @alanrobbie4851
    @alanrobbie4851 3 роки тому

    Nice vid! What's the maximum grade on that line?

  • @gerryfranklindriver
    @gerryfranklindriver Рік тому

    no comment just perfect

  • @louisletourneau3429
    @louisletourneau3429 3 роки тому

    Super merci !
    2 fils au pantographe , pas de courant par les rails ?

  • @1topfueldrag
    @1topfueldrag Рік тому

    what a challenge to build

  • @Aviatorspot
    @Aviatorspot Рік тому

    Awesome train and view. How much? How to get there? Subbed!

  • @bernardhelinski1141
    @bernardhelinski1141 3 роки тому

    How many back forth passengers can the ride handle one way. ? Thanks
    ?

  • @sylviamcquillan3541
    @sylviamcquillan3541 2 роки тому

    Plan t ride the trains in Switzerland this Sept 👍♥️🇨🇦

  • @latexbuster
    @latexbuster Рік тому

    I love how the Swiss do this kind of thing. There's a big mountain . . . oh, no problem, we'll just build a railway to take you up it.