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World’s Longest Passenger Train

Kumari Sonali

World’s Longest Passenger Train:

The world’s longest passenger train was operationalized in Switzerland during the 175th anniversary of Swiss Railways.

  • The passenger train is 1.9 km-long, having 100 coaches.
  • It travelled 15.5 miles from the Albula Tunnel in Preda to the Landwasser Viaduct, at the outskirts of Filisur.
  • The journey ended at Bergün.
  • It travelled via the famous Albula-Bernina route a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • During the journey, the trained travelled via 22 tunnels and 48 bridges.

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