Back All Stories Browse all stories about the Gornergrat Bahn Save Tourism access to the Gornergrat Story 1 Construction completed in a record time of two years Story 2 An electric railway thanks to three-phase current Story 3 Swiss wrestling festival at Riffelberg 2014 Story 4 Tunnels as a structural challenge Story 5 A ride to the summit with six stops Story 6 Up the Gornergrat at 7.2 km/h Story 7 Important construction helper: engine no. 8 Story 8 Nine kilometres uphill Story 9 Lake Riffelsee: a natural spectacle of a special kind Story 10 The seclusion of the Gornergrat as a cinematic counterpoint Story 11 The Gornergrat Railway in the Eurovision programme “Klein gegen Groß” Story 12 Thirteen metres of snow as a challenge Story 13 An underground garage Story 14 The magic of Zermatt Unplugged Story 15 The Gorner Glacier: an ice giant through the ages Story 16 The exceptional year of 1917 Story 17 CHF 1.20 per kilometre Story 18 The first woman on the Matterhorn Story 19 Europe’s highest railway at the time Story 20 From the deepest valley in Switzerland to the most beautiful mountain in the world Story 21 An excursion to the stars Story 22 Theresa May’s favourite route Story 23 Alfons Julen, a man of action Story 24 François Gos: an artist inspired by Zermatt Story 25 Variety of plants on the Gornergrat ridge Story 26 Igloo Village Zermatt – An insider tip for your bucket list Story 27 The first winter season in Zermatt Story 28 Twenty-nine 4,000-metre peaks all at once Story 29 How to put a new train into operation Story 30 Expertise on the Gornergrat Story 31 A ski race without fresh snow Story 32 The arrival of the first director Story 33 The maiden voyage of POLARIS Story 34 When Bollywood meets the Gornergrat Story 35 Tourism had arrived in Zermatt Story 36 “The battle for the Matterhorn” Story 37 Is the Gornergrat accessible in winter? Story 38 The second highest post office in Europe Story 39 Working with your own hydropower Story 40 Fifty years of Visp-Zermatt. A reason to celebrate. Story 41 Expansion of the skiing area Story 42 Capturing the smell of the Swiss pine forests Story 43 Local collection in Zermatlantis Story 44 US soldiers travel to the Gornergrat Story 45 Multimedia experience: “I felt like I was standing in the middle of the landscape” Story 46 Winter operation places higher demands on rolling stock Story 47 Train driver with a great deal of responsibility Story 48 A sailor is not a snowman Story 49 Gottlieb Studer, drawer of breathtaking panoramas Story 50 Black market for ski tickets Story 51 From Visp to Aosta via the Matterjoch Story 52 Launch of the first ski pass Story 53 Pioneering feat in 1854 Story 54 Discovering the Dufourspitze Story 55 Gornergrat Railway becomes a freight railway Story 56 First Everest climbers on the Riffelalp Story 57 Gornergrat Railway: up, up and away! Story 58 How Walt Disney fell in love with the Matterhorn Story 59 New railway station in Zermatt Story 60 Fire on the Riffelalp Story 61 Weddings on the Matterhorn Story 62 Towards a communicative future with telex Story 63 A special kind of mogul piste competition Story 64 Increased capacity thanks to twin-coach multiple units Story 65 Rote Nase for Chile Story 66 New twin-coach multiple units as innovative milestones Story 67 How the Anglican faith came to Zermatt Story 68 A prince from Japan on the Gornergrat Story 69 Where does fondue come from? Story 70 Relocation of the Gornergrat Railway terminus Story 71 Blanca Imboden: “Glaciers are contemporary witnesses that are melting away.” Story 72 Celebrities and their fascination with the Gornergrat Railway Story 73 Living with a view of Gornergrat Railway Story 74 The Eagle Cup: a golf tournament on the Matterhorn Story 75 Star research on the Gornergrat Story 76 Gornergrat Derby: international skiing competition in Zermatt Story 77 Mark Twain: Riffelberg in literature Story 78 An action film in Zermatt Story 79 The Riffelalp tram: the highest tramway in Europe Story 80 Two railcars, many applications Story 81 How the Gornergrat got its name Story 82 The first winter expedition to the Gornergrat Story 83 How to bring glamour to the mountain Story 84 The summit station is lower than the valley station Story 85 Catering to guests on the Gornergrat Story 86 Adrenaline rush in the Gorner Gorge Story 87 Guests by nationality: who visits Zermatt? Story 88 A queen on a mountain tour Story 89 The hut that supplies itself with energy Story 90 The opening of the railway to Zermatt promotes tourism Story 91 A piece of the Matterhorn in space Story 92 Arthur Wehrlin’s amusing chat Story 93 Over 1,000 metres: construction of the cableway with the greatest difference in altitude Story 94 Locomotives in advertising Story 95 Advertising for success Story 96 Travelling through different eras with locomotive 3 Story 97 Great celebrations for 100 years Story 98 The switch to electronic tickets Story 99 How to define the track width Story 100 Record at the central festival of the SAC Story 101 Sledging fun on the highest slope in the Alps Story 102 We have the most beautiful ibexes here Story 103 The Gornergrat Railway relinquishes its Sport Arena Story 104 Hollywood stars on the Gornergrat Story 105 Zermatt tourism expert with foresight Story 106 Innovative twin railcars for greater customer comfort Story 107 Richard Strauss: Gornergrat hike as a health test Story 108 Second-generation railcars Story 109 Faster on the Gornergrat Story 110 Record-breaking alphorns Story 111 Working together for good advertising Story 112 The history of the Kulmhotel Story 113 The Gornergrat Railway and its 10,600 toothed racks Story 114 Often watched: marmots on the Gornergrat Story 115 Two dedicated chalets for employees Story 116 Vieni, vieni – Italian tourists in focus Story 117 “In the lowlands, the stone will never shine as brightly as at its place of origin” Story 118 The world’s largest photograph of the Gornergrat Panorama Story 119 The new landmark of the Gornergrat Railway Story 120 Get close to the Blacknose sheep Story 121 Trains only in the summer – unimaginable!? Story 122 International fame with a picture of the Breithorn Story 123 Candlelight at an altitude of 3,100 metres Story 124 “Looking ahead with the same courage” Story 125 Do you like this story? Add this story to your wishlist
