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Golden Pass Train

The GoldenPass Panoramic train which travels the 190-kilometre route between the Swiss cities of Montreux and Lucerne is instantly recognisable by its glittering golden and white livery. The train is as beautiful from the inside as it is from the outside. Light and spacious carriages offer comfortable armchair-style seating beside vast panoramic windows which continue into the train's ceiling. These windows are key, of course, to our guests' enjoyment of their journey.

The GoldenPass Line passes through a dazzling variety of Switzerland's most spectacular lakeside and mountain scenery. From pristine forests of pine and fir to alpine valley meadows, clusters of traditional chalets dotting green hillsides and dramatic peaks, the views afforded by the GoldenPass Line are never less than captivating. Various sections of this stunningly scenic route feature in different Swiss rail holidays offered by Great Rail Journeys.

Highlights

In addition to the sublime scenery that our guests will enjoy travelling on the GoldenPass Line the train calls at a number of interesting destinations. The charming town of Interlaken is uniquely situated between the beautiful Lakes Thun and Brienz. A popular resort, Interlaken offers you the opportunity to ascend to the highest train station in Europe via the historic Jungfraujoch mountain railway.

The chalet-village of Gstaad is renowned as one of Europe's premier ski resorts and is delightful to explore. Situated in the mountainous Bernese Oberland, an area of breath-taking natural beauty, the traffic-free village boasts many fine restaurants and bars along with a selection of exclusive shops.

The city of Montreux in southwest Switzerland enjoys a climate that is more Mediterranean than Alpine. Set beside Lake Geneva and surrounded by vineyards Montreux is a beautiful destination and offers guests many attractions and activities to enjoy. These include paddle-steamer cruise on the lake, walks along the city's flower-lined Riviera Promenade and exploration of the historic 'Old Town'.

 

 

Interlaken

The Goldenpass Classic Train

As an alternative to the panoramic train, some of Great Rail Journeys' escorted tours of Switzerland enable guests to travel in the GoldenPass Classic Train. This beautiful train recreates the Belle Époque style of the luxurious Golden Mountain Pullman Express which was in service during the 1930s. 

Reminiscent of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, the GoldenPass Classic Train takes guests on a journey back into the golden days of luxury rail travel in the splendour of ornate, wood-panelled carriages with plush and indulgently comfortable seats. The Classic Train's large windows ensure that passengers enjoy outstanding views of the GoldenPass Line's remarkable landscapes and the train even has a dedicated 'wine cellar' carriage in which you may sample a variety of excellent regional wines.

 

 

The GoldenPass Classic Train

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The GoldenPass Express
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Mark Warrick
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“This was a fantastic holiday, with a brilliant tour manager (and some great fellow travellers!), in spite of the indifferent weather which ranged from hot and sunny to cool and stormy (and that was just on one day!). We have not given five stars because the expected stay in "glitzy" Montreux was changed to a stay in perfectly pleasant Lausanne, resulting in more time spent "commuting" to the outings and less time enjoying the "glitz", partially offset by the lovely hotel in Lausanne (although the commute did mean we never got to use the swimming pool as planned). The day trip to Chamonix on the Mont Blanc Express was great, and interesting from a railway perspective as well as a scenery point of view. The ride on the Golden Pass Express itself was superb, with a very pleasant light meal and sparkling wine while watching the mountains and meadows (and vineyards) go by. We enjoyed the hotel in Interlaken very much, but we did pay extra for a better room and having listened to other guests have decided that in future when an upgrade is offered we shall take it. Our room had a fantastic view over the town to the Jungfrau along the Lutschine valley, and there were plenty of electrical outlets and USB sockets to charge our various devices. The top floor restaurant on this, the tallest building in Interlaken, gave an even more wonderful view of the surrounding scenery, and the hotel was well located for the shops and for Interlaken West station where we arrived and departed with our luggage, while not being too far from Interlaken Ost station for the day trips. We were given free bus passes by the hotel and could use those for local travel if walking was too far. We thoroughly enjoyed the day trip to Thun, and overall thought that there was an excellent balance between arranged tours and free time (plus the ability to opt out of the arranged tours, of course), and between included meals and the opportunity to eat out on our own. A really great holiday. Our only criticism, other than the change of city for the first three days, is that after a late morning start for the journey home we had rather a late arrival in London, too late for a train all the way home. We couldn't help thinking it might not have been difficult to leave two hours earlier so that trains out of London would have been more plentiful when we arrived there. Nothing too serious, we coped with it, but that would have been better.
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