First published: 15/07/09.

Tony H. 4.0

Rhaetian Railway

Rhaetian Railway (Inscribed)

Rhaetian Railway by Els Slots

We started our journey with Bernina Express from Davos so we missed the famous Landwasser viaduct near the town of Filisur. But there were still a lot to see. Between Davos and Filisur the best views were at the Wiesen station. Between Filisur and Bergün the train passed many tunnels and when you're out of the tunnels you can watch the scenery of the valley.

After Bergün the train comes to Albula viaduct. The rails make many spirals in the tunnels and you will lost coordination and wonder which side of the valley you will come out next. After Preda the train goes in to the long Albula tunnel.

The train comes out of the tunnel in the village of Spinas and passes the towns of Bever and Samedan and then comes in to the Bernina valley. At Morteratsch station you can see the Morteratsch glacier - but only if there is good weather and gladly we had that. After that the train starts to climb to the Bernina Pass. At Ospizio Bernina station the railway is on its highest peak. Next to the station is the amazingly blue Lago Bianco.

After the train leaves the Lago Bianco behind you can see the magnificent view of Palü glacier. From Alp Grüm station is the perfect view to the glacier and to the Palü lake. The tunnels along the way made photographing hard, though!

After many turns the train reaches Poschiavo valley. Views from the slopes to the valley are once again amazing. The train passes the town of Poschiavo which is famous for its three towers which you can see from the train. After Poschiavo in the village of Sant'Antonio the train turns to a tram and goes on the the road for a short period of time.

After Le Prese station train goes along the shores of beautiful Lago di Poschiavo and passes Miralago station. After that it reaches the village of Brusio and after the village the train goes to the spiral of the Brusio viaduct. But we never reached this viaduct. Some other train had broken down near the Brusio station and all the train traffic was cancelled. So we had to leave back to Davos and we never reached Italy and Tirano.

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