Updated 03.01.2012
In 2006 my wife and I was invited by some good friends in Switzerland. We had some interesting train trips, over four days. Here are some of our impressions from the trips.
Day 1
Winterthur to Guarda
The tour started in
Winterthur. SBB took us to
Landquart.
From the upper floor of one of SBB's nice coaches. The pulling power was a class
Re 460
In Landquart we changed to Rhätische Bahn, to travel to Guarda.
From Landquart the trip went through a long tunnel, between Klosters and Saglians. Special car trains also go through this tunnel, from Saglianis to Klosters-Selfranga and the opposite. There are very good car loading systems in both ends.
Our train continues to Scoul. Ge 4/4 II 625
From Guarda station to the village itself it is very steep uphill. A post bus with four wheel drive takes the passengers from the train to the village.
Hotel Meisser in Guarda, where we stayed three nights.
We got very good food:
From one of the hotel rooms:
Guarda is a very special village, hanging on to a steep mountain wall. The railway and the main road is in the bottom of the deep valley. Views from our hotel room window one morning:
A view from the village, at the bus stop:
Big contrasts, also shot from the bus stop:
A couple of times we had to walk to and from the station. This path is on the way down, much shorter than the road:
This is the road from the village, seen from the path:
Some more trains at Guarda station. Ge 4/4 II 628
Day 2
Guarda - Scuol-Tarasp - Guarda
Day 3
Guarda - Samedan - Poschiavo - Pontresina - Guarda, with the Bernina Express
Day 4
Return from Guarda to Winterthur
This was a wonderful trip. It is highly recommended to visit Switzerland and their fantastic railway network.