On October 29, the Alps in Swiss added a scenic spot. A very long electrified train is winding in the Alps in southeastern Switzerland. The red train body shuttles between tunnels and , crossing viaducts, is like a giant "snake" shuttled between the mountains.
CNN reported on October 30 local time that the largest private railway operator in Switzerland, the Retien Railway (RhB), , ran a very long manned train, bending forward between the Alps in southeast Switzerland. Judging from the scene taken on the spot, at first glance, it looks like a red "greedy snake" crawling in a winding manner.
This Swiss company believes that this train will break the world record and become the longest passenger train . Before this, Belgium opened a train with a total length of 1.73 kilometers in April 1991, with a total of 70 cars, which is considered to be the longest passenger train in the world.
off-topic: The body of large cargo trains in the world is usually longer, such as (pictured above) Australia has a 7.3-kilometer-long cargo train and India has a 3-kilometer-long cargo train, etc.
Switzerland This red train is 1906 meters long and consists of 100 carriages . In order to ensure safe operation, the "Long Snake" train runs very slowly, with a maximum speed limit of 35 kilometers per hour. As a train for exploring and enjoying the scenery along the way, this speed should be enough. According to reports, the electronic sign on the front of the train was flashing with the words "Alpine Cruise".
On the same day, this "giant snake" carried about 150 passengers, 7 engineers and 21 technicians. It drove from Preda Station at an altitude of 1,788 meters to Alvaneu at an altitude of 999 meters. The whole journey was nearly 25 kilometers, and it took 45 minutes. crossed 22 tunnels and crossed 48 bridges.
reported that RhB company sent invitations to 3,000 people to witness this special moment. At the same time, in order to create convenience for this "long snake", the company also delayed some regular train services by 12 hours. The
train's winding and twisting dynamic picture is very attractive, and many onlookers took this picture along the way. Its huge "body" slows down the speed of the train, but also leaves more time to appreciate the heavenly combination of man and nature.
Judging from the pictures on the scene, some people are holding folding chairs and sitting on the grass, enjoying them from a distance, which is really leisurely. Some people climb up the hillside to find an excellent viewing location. There are also hordes of cyclists advancing parallel to the train on the mountain road.
The reason why this company opened this train route is to to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the launch of the first train in Switzerland . The first train in Switzerland was launched in 1847, starting from Zurich to the small town of Baden, with a total journey of 16 kilometers.
However, one more important reason is that increases turnover . RhB said: "During the epidemic, we lost about 30% of our turnover. We hope to discover inspiring activities to make more people pay attention to our beautiful route as a world cultural heritage." The train runs along the Albula Railway. This railway line is famous for its long curves and steep lines. In addition, the Albra Railway Line and the Bernina Railway Line constitute the "Albra/Bernina Landscape of the Retien Railway" (in 2008 it was included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site).
Switzerland has a land area of only 41,300 square kilometers. However, the railway network of this small European country is highly dense and almost all operates electrified. Among European countries, Switzerland's railway system is the best.
It is said that Switzerland's railway carrying rate ranks first in Europe, and the Swiss are extremely enthusiastic about train travel.According to the statistics website Statista (as shown in the figure above), in 2020, the average trip of railway passengers in Switzerland was 1,539 kilometers, ranking first in Europe, far ahead of Austria (832 kilometers).
Another interesting railway is the Mount Pilatus Railway, which is known as the steepest railway in the world in Switzerland, which was officially launched in 1889. Comprehensive reports show that the maximum slope of a general railway is only 8%, but the maximum slope of the railway reaches 48% , with an average slope of 35%, and a vertical climb of 1,629 meters.
Pilatus Mountain Railway is about 4.6 meters long. The downhill train runs at 9 km/h and the uphill speed is about 10 km/h. It looks quite exciting.
