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ALT A fact card for the Bergen Line: From: Oslo to Bergen; Time: About 7 hours; Distance: About 496 km, about 180 tunnels; Highest point: 1,237 m in the Finse Tunnel; Run by: Vy; Seats: Reservation required; Opened: 27 November 1909.
ALT The Bergen Line line on the Signal map. Plate: "Draw your own train trip", "Pick the stations and the map at trainmap.app. Free.".
ALT A close-up of the Bergen Line line on the Signal map, a ring on Myrdal. Plate: "Myrdal", "The junction for the 20.4 km Fl氓m Railway, which drops to the Aurlandsfjord.".
ALT A close-up of the Bergen Line line on the Signal map, a ring on Raundalen. Plate: "Raundalen", "West of Myrdal the line drops through a valley of cliffs and waterfalls, and the fjords come into view on the way to Bergen.".
ALT The height of the track along the Bergen Line, drawn on paper. From Oslo up to 1,222 m at Finse, the highest station on the line, and down to Bergen. The height here is drawn 330 times steeper.
ALT The Bergen Line line on the Signal map. Plate: "Bergen Line", "Oslo to Bergen across the Hardangervidda".
ALT A close-up of the Bergen Line line on the Signal map, a ring on Hardangervidda. Plate: "Hardangervidda", "The longest stretch above the tree line, across Northern Europe's largest mountain plateau. Sit on the left from Oslo.".
ALT A close-up of the Bergen Line line on the Signal map, a ring on Finse. Plate: "Finse", "The highest station on the line, at 1,222 m, below the Hardangerj酶kulen glacier. No road reaches it.".
ALT A photo of Hardangerj酶kulen on paper, with the plate "Hardangerj酶kulen", "The glacier above Finse. In 1979 its ice fields stood in for the planet Hoth in Star Wars.". Photo: frofid, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
ALT The height of the track along the Venice to Vienna, drawn on paper. From the lagoon at sea level over the Semmering at 898 m. The height here is drawn 530 times steeper.
ALT A fact card for the Venice to Vienna: From: Venezia Santa Lucia to Wien Hbf; Time: About 7 h 15 by Railjet; Night train: 脰BB Nightjet; Highest point: 898 m at Semmering; Run by: 脰BB; Runs: Daily, all year.
ALT The Venice to Vienna line on the Rhein 1928 map. Plate: "Draw your own train trip", "Pick the stations and the map at trainmap.app. Free.".
ALT The Venice to Vienna line on the Rhein 1928 map. Plate: "Venice to Vienna", "625 km by train".
ALT A close-up of the Venice to Vienna line on the Rhein 1928 map, a ring on Venice lagoon. Plate: "Venice lagoon", "The trip starts, or ends, on the causeway from Venezia Santa Lucia across the lagoon.".
ALT A close-up of the Venice to Vienna line on the Rhein 1928 map, a ring on Koralm Tunnel. Plate: "Koralm Tunnel", "Since December 2025 the train runs under the Koralpe through the 32.9 km Koralm Tunnel, Austria's longest railway tunnel.".
ALT A close-up of the Venice to Vienna line on the Rhein 1928 map, a ring on Semmering Railway. Plate: "Semmering Railway", "The 41 km mountain line of 1854, over two-tier stone viaducts to 898 m. The first railway on UNESCO's World Heritage list.".
ALT A close-up of the London to Edinburgh line on the LMS 1925 map, a ring on Royal Border Bridge. Plate: "Royal Border Bridge", "Robert Stephenson's viaduct of 1850: 28 arches, 37 m above the Tweed at Berwick.".
ALT A close-up of the London to Edinburgh line on the LMS 1925 map, a ring on Berwick to Dunbar. Plate: "Berwick to Dunbar", "The line runs along the clifftops here, with the North Sea breaking on the rocks below. Sit on the right heading north.".
ALT A fact card for the London to Edinburgh: From: London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley; Time: Fastest 4 h 00, usually about 4 h 20; Distance: 632 km (393 miles); Run by: LNER and Lumo; Seats: Reservation optional and free; Steam record: Mallard, 126 mph, 3 July 1938; Fastest ever: 3 h 29, 26 September 1991.
ALT The London to Edinburgh line on the LMS 1925 map. Plate: "Draw your own train trip", "Pick the stations and the map at trainmap.app. Free.".
ALT The London to Edinburgh line on the LMS 1925 map. Plate: "London to Edinburgh", "632 km on the East Coast Main Line".
ALT A close-up of the London to Edinburgh line on the LMS 1925 map, a ring on Durham. Plate: "Durham", "The approach over the viaduct looks across the city to the castle and the cathedral. Sit on the right heading north.".
ALT A close-up of the London to Edinburgh line on the LMS 1925 map, a ring on Newcastle. Plate: "Newcastle", "The line crosses the River Tyne on the way into Newcastle, with the city's other bridges in view.".
ALT A close-up of the London to Edinburgh line on the LMS 1925 map, a ring on Northumberland coast. Plate: "Northumberland coast", "From Alnmouth northwards the line runs within sight of the sea, and Lindisfarne Castle shows on Holy Island. Sit on the right heading north.".
ALT A close-up of the Bernina Express line on the Atlas map, a ring on Brusio Circular Viaduct. Plate: "Brusio Circular Viaduct", "A 116 m spiral viaduct built only to lose height. The train loops round and crosses over its own track.".
ALT The height of the track along the Bernina Express, drawn on paper. It climbs to 2,253 m on gradients of up to 7%, with no rack. The height here is drawn 50 times steeper.
ALT A fact card for the Bernina Express: From: Chur to Tirano; Time: About 4 hours; Distance: 148 km, 196 bridges, 55 tunnels; Highest point: Ospizio Bernina, 2,253 m; Steepest: 7%, with no rack; Run by: Rhaetian Railway; Seats: Reservation required; Opened: 5 July 1910; UNESCO World Heritage since 2008.
ALT The Bernina Express line on the Atlas map. Plate: "Draw your own train trip", "Pick the stations and the map at trainmap.app. Free.".
ALT The Bernina Express line on the Atlas map. Plate: "Bernina Express", "Chur to Tirano 路 148 km".
ALT A close-up of the Bernina Express line on the Atlas map, a ring on Landwasser Viaduct. Plate: "Landwasser Viaduct", "The train leaves a tunnel in the cliff face and runs straight onto the curved stone viaduct, 65 m high. Sit on the right heading south.".
ALT A close-up of the Bernina Express line on the Atlas map, a ring on Montebello Curve. Plate: "Montebello Curve", "Near Pontresina the line turns to face the Morteratsch Glacier below the Bernina massif.".
ALT A close-up of the Bernina Express line on the Atlas map, a ring on Ospizio Bernina. Plate: "Ospizio Bernina", "The highest point of the line, 2,253 m, where the track runs along the shore of Lago Bianco. Sit on the right heading south.".
ALT A fact card for the Glacier Express: From: Zermatt to St. Moritz; Time: About 8 hours; Distance: 291 km, 291 bridges, 91 tunnels; Highest point: Oberalp Pass, 2,033 m; Run by: Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and Rhaetian Railway; Seats: Reservation required, opens 93 days ahead; Since: 25 June 1930.
ALT The Glacier Express line on the Satellite map. Plate: "Draw your own train trip", "Pick the stations and the map at trainmap.app. Free.".
ALT A close-up of the Glacier Express line on the Satellite map, a ring on Landwasser Viaduct. Plate: "Landwasser Viaduct", "142 m long and 65 m high, running straight into a tunnel in the rock face. Sit on the right from Zermatt.".
ALT A close-up of the Glacier Express line on the Satellite map, a ring on Albula Line. Plate: "Albula Line", "Between Berg眉n and Preda the line climbs 400 m through five spiral tunnels and over six viaducts.".
ALT The height of the track along the Glacier Express, drawn on paper. The climb to the Oberalp Pass reaches 11%, with a rack rail. The height here is drawn 100 times steeper.
ALT The Glacier Express line on the Satellite map. Plate: "Glacier Express", "Zermatt to St. Moritz 路 291 km".
ALT A close-up of the Glacier Express line on the Satellite map, a ring on Oberalp Pass. Plate: "Oberalp Pass", "The highest point of the line, 2,033 m. Lake Toma, counted as the source of the Rhine, lies just above it.".
ALT A close-up of the Glacier Express line on the Satellite map, a ring on Rhine Gorge. Plate: "Rhine Gorge", "The Rhine cut this gorge, the Ruinaulta, through the debris of the Flims rockslide about 10,000 years ago.".
ALT A close-up of the Glacier Express line on the Satellite map, a ring on Reversing at Chur. Plate: "Reversing at Chur", "At Reichenau the train turns away from St. Moritz and runs 11 km into Chur, a dead end. It reverses and comes back the same way, so forward-facing seats now face backwards.".