SBB will soon commence a four-year project to refurbish the 20km eastern bore of the Simplon Tunnel in the Swiss Alps.

The Gotthard Base Tunnel in the Swiss Alps is the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel, spanning the 35.5-mile distance ...

Pass through awe-inspiring mountain ranges while eating delicious food on these once-in-a-lifetime train journeys. View on ...

Dubbed the "slowest express train in the world", this journey takes you through Switzerland's alpine landscape of mountains, ...

That is if you can afford it. A ticket for the plush eight-hour journey through the picturesque Swiss Alps costs about $540, tenfold the price of the train's basic fare. However, the sweet seats ...

The Glacier Express' luxurious Excellence Class seats are often the first on the train to sell out. A ticket for the eight-hour journey through the Swiss Alps costs about $540, ten times the basic ...

This exciting train journey passes along dramatic mountains and deep river gorges, travelling across three of Europe's most ...

The inaugural train ran through in 1882 ... has always been one of the most direct north-south routes through the Alps. Only one final stretch of virgin rock remained to be dug on the cold ...

Workers cut through a 7m high wall of snow to clear the Bessans to Bonneval-sur-Arc road in south-east France Trains have begun ... an avalanche in the Italian Alps resort of Sestrieres late ...

The Glacier Express' luxurious Excellence Class seats are often the first on the train to sell out. A ticket for the eight-hour journey through the Swiss Alps costs about $540, ten times the basic ...