Back Railway and technology Our stories from A to Z - take a look behind the scenes of the Gornergrat Railway. 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 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 An underground garage Story 14 The exceptional year of 1917 Story 17 CHF 1.20 per kilometre Story 18 Europe’s highest railway at the time Story 20 The first winter season in Zermatt Story 28 How to put a new train into operation Story 30 The arrival of the first director Story 33 The maiden voyage of POLARIS Story 34 Tourism had arrived in Zermatt Story 36 Is the Gornergrat accessible in winter? Story 38 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 Winter operation places higher demands on rolling stock Story 47 Train driver with a great deal of responsibility Story 48 Black market for ski tickets Story 51 Launch of the first ski pass Story 53 Gornergrat Railway becomes a freight railway Story 56 Gornergrat Railway: up, up and away! Story 58 New railway station in Zermatt Story 60 Towards a communicative future with telex Story 63 Increased capacity thanks to twin-coach multiple units Story 65 New twin-coach multiple units as innovative milestones Story 67 Relocation of the Gornergrat Railway terminus Story 71 The first winter expedition to the Gornergrat Story 83 How to bring glamour to the mountain Story 84 Catering to guests on the Gornergrat Story 86 Guests by nationality: who visits Zermatt? Story 88 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 The Gornergrat Railway relinquishes its Sport Arena Story 104 Sledging fun on the highest slope in the Alps Story 102 Zermatt tourism expert with foresight Story 106 Innovative twin railcars for greater customer comfort Story 107 Second-generation railcars Story 109 Faster on the Gornergrat Story 110 The history of the Kulmhotel Story 113 The Gornergrat Railway and its 10,600 toothed racks Story 114 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 new landmark of the Gornergrat Railway Story 120 Trains only in the summer – unimaginable!? Story 122 “Looking ahead with the same courage” Story 125 Do you like this story? Add this story to your wishlist
