The world’s longest passenger train snaked its way through the Swiss Alps on Saturday, enthralling locals and tourists alike.
The nearly two-kilometer-long train of the Rhaetian Railways has 100 coaches attached to it.
Celebrating its 175th anniversary, Switzerland’s famous Rhaetian Railway has announced that it has set a new record for the world’s longest passenger train. The train in red is 1,910 meters long. The 100 coaches in it can be divided into four separate compartments.
It was said to be the longest passenger train in the world, even though freight trains run about three kilometers long.
Redato Facciatti, president of the Rhaetian Railways, said the train exemplified the elegance of Swiss manufacturing.
Earlier, a Belgian train set the record for the world’s longest train, but it was not officially recognized, a spokesman for the Rathian Railways said. The length of the Swiss train is several hundreds of meters longer than that train.
The train pulled into the mountain town of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland on Saturday. A total of 150 passengers boarded it.
The train traveled along the magnificent Albula/Bernina railway line, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The journey of the train was broadcast live on the big screen. About 3,000 people bought the sold-out tickets and watched the train journey on screen.