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Albula Line

The stretch from Filisur to St. Moritz, where the train climbs through spiral tunnels and over viaducts.

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Open
Year-round, by train
Price
Included in the fare
Time Needed
On the way
Address
Bergün station, 7482 BergünDirections
Getting There
On the Glacier Express or regional trains between Chur and St. Moritz.

Why Go

Opened in 1903, the line gains some 400 meters between Bergün and Preda by looping through spiral tunnels and over viaducts, before the Albula Tunnel takes it into the Engadine. A railway museum in Bergün tells how it was built.

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