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the VZ operated timetabled winter traffic for the first time as far as St. Niklaus. In the following winter, a single train pair ran each day as far as Zermatt, weather permitting. This mode of operation could be maintained until the end of 1930. In January and February 1931, however, numerous avalanches made regular operations impossible. It became clear that a regulated winter traffic without shelters was really not feasible. In 1932, the Canton of Valais and the VZ therefore entered into a contract relating to winter traffic. The contract provided, on the one hand, for continuous winter traffic on the VZ, and, on the other hand, obliged the Canton to subsidise the erection of shelters to the extent of 50%. The shelters were completed on time in the autumn of 1933. Thus, in the following winter continuous winter operations could be offered for the first time along the entire route.

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of accidents due to avalanches and flooding was regarded as an incalculable risk. In addition, for a long time there was, on the part of the VZ, a stance that in any event Zermatt was not suited to being a winter resort. The Valais Council of State, which viewed the prospect of winter traffic positively, therefore considered the possibility of extending the obligation to operate the VZ to the winter months, at least for the section from Visp to St. Niklaus. As the concession text was limited to stipulating running times, and as, in the absence of any precedent, an amendment to the concession against the wishes of the concession holder would not be feasible, further efforts were abandoned until 1914. With the outbreak of World War I, the demand for continuous operations became obsolete for the time being.

40: 2688: 3166:, newly erected in concrete in 1964, and over which the line switches for the last time to the right side of the valley, is the Täschsand crossing point, which was introduced in the summer of 2007 to increase the line's capacity. At that point, the fifth and last rack section begins, and starts to address the final few metres to be climbed to Zermatt. While the river increasingly disappears into a gorge, the railway line runs along the right valley slope. Between Täsch and Zermatt, most of the line is protected by avalanche galleries: of 5,612 metres of track, 2,221 metres are covered by structures or tunnel roofs. 2945:, the majority of the passengers would change in Visp for trains to Zermatt, the narrow gauge and standard gauge tracks were relocated closer together. Ever since then, three platforms have been available to MGB trains. Narrow gauge track 3 is located immediately adjacent to the new standard gauge track 4. The station building and the entire BVZ depot area were demolished in parallel. All subsequent maintenance of railway vehicles has been carried out exclusively in the Glisergrund workshop. The ceremonial opening of the new junction station took place on 16 and 17 May 2008. 3055:, is considered to be the most scenic portion of the entire line. The railway and the Vispa run here in a most confined space, adjacent to each other. This whole section has been repeatedly damaged by flooding and avalanches, sometimes severely. To avoid further damage, the Vispa has therefore been increasingly regulated since the end of the 19th century, and the line formation protected by solid masonry. In the middle of the gorge, the fully automatic crossing point at Kipferwald was set up in 1999. The upper end of the Kipfenschlucht is marked by the 3080: 2777: 2305: 3155: 2760:

station was similarly left under water. Planning immediately began for a new route for rail and road that would by pass the disaster area. The new rail alignment, totalling 2860 m, was ready to be opened on 1 August 1991. However, a heavy thunderstorm on 8 August led to a blockage of the newly excavated river channel of the Vispa by washed up glacial rubble, which meant a second flooding of the station. After the water had flowed away to a sufficient extent, the rail traffic could once again be resumed on 10 August.

3124: 332: 2600: 2930: 2636: 2370:. Foreign tourists stayed away from Switzerland, while coal prices massively increased. Passenger numbers fell back to the level of 1891. The timetable had to be substantially reduced, and fares strongly increased, but a cost covering operation was no longer possible. In the summer timetable for 1914, there were still six train pairs per day between Visp and Zermatt. After the outbreak of war there were only three, and from 1918 just two train pairs. In 1918, the total loss amounted to around 971,000 2249:. The railway was at the outset to be operated from the start of June to the end of September, as the promoters did not wish to take on the risks of operating the line in an alpine winter. Additionally, it was only in summer that there were prospects of significant numbers of passengers, as in those days winter tourism was still of no great importance. Nevertheless, the Bundesrat reserved the right to extend the operating season, and similarly stipulated that concessionary fares be offered to locals. 2383:

to return the management of the railway to the VZ from 1 January 1921. The railway's management was then allocated to a collective directorate also responsible for managing the Gornergratbahn. At the same time, in collaboration with Zermatt hoteliers, an office was set up to run the first international promotions for the Zermatt tourist resort. In 1927, passenger numbers once again reached pre war levels. In 1931, with 227,845 passengers, the line set a new record that was not surpassed until after

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alluvial fan, however, the line curves sharply to the left and runs together with the valley road at the extreme edge of the valley floor, in order to avoid the area of land threatened by possible further landslides. South of the alluvial fan, the formation descends at a gradient of 120% and returns to the original route along the Vispa. The entire bypass section is equipped with racks. Since 1991, this has also been the only location where a rack is required for trains heading towards Zermatt.

3212: 3107:, a 130-metre-long avalanche protection structure erected in 1931. The original uncovered stretch of line at this point had to be abandoned, as the railway bridge over the Blattbach had been destroyed many times by avalanches and flooding since it was first constructed. To circumvent the problem area, a tunnel vault was created in open cut form, and then covered with earth. At the same time, and by the same means, the exit of the third rack rail section could be protected from bad weather. 2497: 2978: 3088: 2918: 2994: 2986: 1450: 1381: 1361: 4892: 2752: 3201: 3224: 3072: 2321:, as the local population was not interested in selling. Tedious expropriation procedures therefore became necessary. Also, land in the entire valley was divided into a myriad of tiny plots, and usually the actual owners of the plots were not recorded in official documents. The absence of a road made it necessary to transport the building materials almost exclusively over the already completed parts of the railway tracks to the construction sites. 1930: 1843: 1829: 1759: 2720: 2469:

correspondingly modified concession application, which was approved on 28 September 1928, subject to a condition that one intermediate halting point be included. Following the completion of that project as approved, continuous operations from Brig to Zermatt were finally able to begin on 5 June 1930. Curiously, the opening of the new link did not lead directly to a name change for the Visp-Zermatt-Bahn. Only on 1 June 1962 was the name changed to

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Mattertal, leading through to the terminus at Zermatt. Here, the formation rises only slightly, in parallel to the valley road on the eastern side of the valley, as far as the village of Ackersand. The local stop there no longer serves the public, but is still required for rail traffic as a passing point. For a long time, a neighbouring hydroelectric station was served by a

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For non moisture sensitive goods, many open wagons of various types can be used. Oil transport is undertaken in tank cars with either four wheels or bogies. Classic covered wagons play no role in normal traffic any more. During the high season, up to three purely goods trains operate daily in each direction, and goods wagons are also attached to some passenger trains.

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occasionally only on winter Saturdays. The total travelling time from Brig to Zermatt is 79 minutes, in the opposite direction 81 minutes. During the high season from May to October, in addition to the normal train offerings, four Glacier Express trains were operated in each direction. These stopped only in Zermatt, Visp, Brig, and in some cases also in St. Niklaus.

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afford to travel even during the war, along with military transport to secure the full utilisation of capacity. Thanks to electrification, the once again strongly increasing coal prices also had no further effect on rail traffic. During the war years, passenger numbers increased continuously, and in 1945, with 265,473 people transported, reached a new high point.

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girder bridge erected as a replacement was replaced in autumn 2007 by a 146-metre-long concrete bridge further downstream. The latest bridge also serves the road to Kalpetran. With the opening of a new rail section here totalling 1.2 km, the last 80 metre radius curves remaining on the open line were eliminated.

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The majority of the goods volume to Zermatt is transported in standard containers, for which bogie and four wheel carrying wagons are available. Freight not transported in containers is loaded at Visp into sliding wall box cars, and later delivered to recipients in Zermatt by electric road vehicles.

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The present day station building was erected at the start of the 1990s, in the regional timber built style. In its proportions, it resembles the former station building from 1891, and is divided into three areas. The southern part includes, amongst other things, the station restaurant, while in the

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is characterised by 1980s era alterations. To protect passengers and rolling stock from avalanches, a massive concrete canopy was erected by 1989, and the canopy spans a total of six tracks. Track 1, which is located on the western side of the station, is equipped with an inspection pit, and is not

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The rack section, which begins at Ackersand, extends for a few hundred metres past Stalden. The line continues from there over a relatively flat section, along the right side of the increasingly narrowing valley, while the Vispa flows about 150 metres lower down, through a narrow gorge. The following

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The total damage to the railway was valued at 16.5 Million francs, of which 13.59 Million could be alleviated by natural disaster relief under the Swiss Federal Railway Law. Due to the break in the track, which was closed for 105 days, the Jubilee festivities originally scheduled for July 1991 had to

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could be used on the Engadine Line, a heavy oil cooling system would be necessary for 15,000 volt operations, and that would greatly have increased the weight of the VZ locomotives. Additionally, the use of a single phase current system would make problem free through traffic possible in the event of

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The timetable for 2007 provided 15 train pairs daily between Brig and Zermatt. Apart from the trains in the early morning and late evening, a service at hourly intervals was offered, and trains stopped at all stations. In the 2009 timetable, services were operated at times at half-hourly intervals,

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On 9 May, large rocks fell into the valley once again, burying the railway tracks for 250 metres and also making the road along the valley impassable. Moreover, the alluvial fan dammed up the Vispa, causing the lower part of the hamlet slowly to become flooded. After heavy rains on 18 Juny 1991, the

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As early as 1907, there were calls from the valley population and Zermatt hoteliers for the Visp-Zermatt-Bahn to operate also in winter. The SBB and the VZ refused to conduct such operations, however, due to the high costs that would result, and the consequent lack of profitability. Also, the danger

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In 1919, the hotelier Alexander Seiler applied for a concession for a metre gauge tramway from Visp to Brig, which, if built, would serve to open up the small settlements between the two towns. That project was terminated after the SBB stated that it would insert two halting points into its standard

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On 3 July 1890, rail traffic on the first part of the line, between Visp and Stalden, could finally be introduced. By 26 August of the same year, the first trains reached St. Niklaus. In the following months, however, an unusually severe winter delayed the completion of the remaining sections. Only

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Construction began on 27 November 1888 in Visp. The work was entrusted to the western Swiss contractors Julius Chappuis, while the SOS undertook the purchase of land and the procurement of rolling stock. Acquisition of the necessary land turned out to be difficult, particularly in the municipalities

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The St. Niklaus station extends along the western edge of the town, and has two platform tracks and a siding with a loading dock. The station building represents a standard type, which can also be found in similar form in Täsch. St Niklaus station is the terminus of the post bus line to the holiday

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The metre gauge station at Visp was originally located, as at Brig, in the forecourt of the SBB station building. South of the two metre gauge platform tracks there used to be a connection to the extensive depot and workshop facilities of the BVZ. For passenger traffic, the VZ had already erected a

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Since 1930, the starting point for the line to Zermatt has been Brig station. Until the merger of the two railways, the metre gauge part of this station was owned by the FO, and the BVZ therefore had to pay a fee for using it. Erected in 1915 by the then Brig-Furka-Disentis-Bahn, Brig's metre gauge

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had already been diverted during the winter of 1919/20 by avalanches and landslides onto the formation at Kin, causing serious damage. The resulting deficit, which to this day is the most recent in the history of the railway, gave the SBB a reason not to renew the expiring management contracts, and

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The Visp-Zermatt-Bahn (VZ) transferred the management of the line to the Suisse Occidentale-Simplon, as under that arrangement there was the possibility of using its staff elsewhere during the annual winter service interruption. This management agreement was approved by the SOS's successor company,

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The steam locomotives were originally painted black. Since the end of the 1980s, the museum locomotive HG 2/3 No. 7 has carried a green-black colour scheme. Passenger cars, electric locomotives and railcars were painted at first in one colour, a dark tone of red that gradually lightened over time.

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in 1971 resulted in a new focus of passenger volumes. Since then, many tourists have driven with their own cars to Täsch, where they have to change to the trains of the BVZ, as the road to Zermatt remains closed to car traffic to this day, and can only be used with special permission. To cope with

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The outbreak of war in 1939 had a much less dramatic impact on rail traffic than had been the case in 1914. Although this time once again foreign tourists stayed away from the Mattertal, there were nevertheless Swiss excursioners who, thanks to the previously introduced income compensation, could

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Further efforts towards continuous operation gathered force only in the mid-1920s. Zermatt hotels remained open for the first time continuously for the winter in 1927/28. Meanwhile, the VZ had recognised the importance of Zermatt for winter sports, and became more co-operative. On 30 October 1928,

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The VZ was initially operated by four steam locomotives of type HG 2/3, which entered traffic in 1890. Between 1893 and 1908, four more locomotives were added to the fleet. With the electrification of the line in 1929, the five oldest steam locos could be withdrawn from service, while the other

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The next section of line to Randa is shaped primarily by the landslide of 1991, which buried 250 metres of the then existing line and necessitated extensive new line construction. Behind Herbriggen, the line initially follows the course of the Vispa in the middle of the valley. Shortly before the

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The track exits Visp station in a tight left hand curve, and the formation also passes into a steep decline, to pass under main road no 9. The underpass, erected between 1972 and 1975, also represents the lowest point of the entire line. The track then soon leaves the Rhone valley, and enters the

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Along the line to Visp there were, in earlier times, an FO depot and a train shed also used by the BVZ. These facilities were closed down in 2001. Nearby, the line crosses the Saltina on an iron bridge dating from 1930. Thereafter, the metre gauge line runs largely parallel to the SBB's standard

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and parts of the hamlet Lerc, along with 100 metres of railway track. No people were injured, as the hamlet Lerch was uninhabited and at the time of the landslide there was no train in the affected section of track. However, a goods train heading for Zermatt was left standing a few hundred metres

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The station at Täsch has been particularly important since the 1970s, as the end point of the part of the valley road available for use by motor vehicles. Originally a simple two track crossing station, the Täsch station site was expanded in 1975 by the addition of a separate platform track for

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In connection with that tunnel, the line moves once again into the valley, and passes the balancing reservoir of a hydroelectric power station at Herbriggen. In close proximity is the crossing station Mattsand, which was built in 1956 for the construction of the power station, and has been used

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located here has had to be rebuilt several times: the original 30 metre long steel truss structure was destroyed in 1945 by an avalanche. A subsequent temporary measure was replaced in 1947 by a steel fish belly girder bridge, which, in turn, was itself destroyed by an avalanche in 1999. A steel

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Rolling stock was also renewed. The passenger cars, mainly still dating from the steam era, and equipped with open platform ends, were replaced between 1955 and 1963 by passenger cars of modern light steel construction with centre entrances. The locomotives from the time of electrification were

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In the Jubilee year 1991, the company bestowed upon itself a new logo that was gradually affixed, to the coaches within about five years, but to the HGe 4/4" only in 1999/2000. After the transition to the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, the side walls of the passenger cars and passenger railcars were

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there is the (ex BVZ) Glisergrund Depot, erected between 1984 and 1998, and Glisergrund Workshops (ex FO), which together now accommodate a large portion of the MGB's rolling stock. Approximately four kilometres west of Brig is the Gamsensand passing loop, which also has freight sidings for the

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massive rises in demand in Zermatt. The VZ took advantage of the upturn to modernise rail operations gradually: between 1958 and 1989 all major bridges (apart from the Kipfenbrücke, which, after its destruction by an avalanche in 1947 was reerected as a steel bridge) were replaced by reinforced

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For the electrification of the railway facilities and the procurement of electric locomotives, a budget of 1.7 million francs was established. Responsibility for the supply of energy was transferred to the SBB, which was contractually obliged to make alternating current available in Visp, at a

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A second major construction project followed between 1983 and 1984, with the erection of the Glisergrund Depot near Brig. This depot partially replaced the space-constrained depot facility at Visp station. By 1998, the Furka Oberalp Bahn had extended the Glisergrund site, by adding a further

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works at Visp took over the project. Under the leadership of the VZ, it was transformed into a connecting narrow gauge railway running parallel to the SBB line, was no longer equipped with any halting points, and was to serve only to link the VZ and the FO. In 1928, the committee presented a

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From the opening of the line onwards, passenger numbers continually increased, and after a short while were already significantly exceeding the predictions established at the time of the line's construction. Yet at the same time, the railway had to fight countless storms that again and again

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The merger of the two railways made possible the implementation of numerous development measures. By the end of 2006, the shuttle train terminal in Täsch had been fundamentally transformed, and the number of covered parking spaces increased to 1700. In connection with the opening of the

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At Randa, the railway line runs along the western edge of the town. The station has two platform tracks and a goods track. The station building dates from the line's opening in 1891, and to this day has been rebuilt only slightly. South of Randa, the line passes the hamlet

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took a long time. Nevertheless, by the 1880s there were already as many as 12,000 tourist visits to Zermatt each year. To promote tourism in the valley, and especially in Zermatt itself, plans soon emerged to build a railway line intended to connect the emerging spa with the

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wooden shelter by the start of operations in 1890, and, even at that point, all of the other necessary facilities, such as toilets or a waiting hall, were provided within the standard gauge station building of the Jura-Simplon (until 1889, the Suisse Occidentale-Simplon).

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The avalanche shelters along the whole line were similarly continuously extended. The devastation of Zermatt station on 4 January 1966 presented the opportunity for a complete rebuild of the whole station, and the installation of avalanche proof roofing. The same year, an

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crossing point, opened in 1972 simultaneously with the introduction of shuttle services. Here the last rack section ends. Due to the heavy usage of this section of the line, almost all trains must wait there, to cross with a train operating in the opposite direction.

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In 1929 and 1930, a total of five eight-wheeled electric locomotives HGe 4/4 I were procured for electric operations. In 1939, a sixth locomotive was added, with a new bodywork design. These six vehicles were supplemented in 1960 and 1965 by a total of five two-car

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proof canopy, and the west side of the track layout has since been bordered by a massive 300 metre long avalanche wall. The Zermatt station building, which had been in place ever since the opening of the line, was demolished and replaced by a larger new building.

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The entry into operation of the Furka Oberalp Bahn revealed a disadvantage, namely the gap between the end point of the VZ in Visp, and that of the FO in Brig. Additionally, since the opening of the Lötschbergbahn in 1913 passengers arriving from the direction of

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since 1964 for train crossings. The nearby Herbriggen station has, apart from two platform tracks, a connecting track for a substation associated with the power station. The original station building no longer exists; it was replaced in 1966 by a new structure.

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north of the incident site, after its traction failed due to damage to the overhead line and the resulting short circuit. Passenger and goods traffic was temporarily moved to the road, which was left undamaged. Between Herbriggen and Randa, omnibuses operated

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acquired in 1993 in conjunction with the Furka-Oberalp-Bahn, and used mainly in the Glacier-Express. After the merger of the two companies into the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn, the concept was further developed. For the 2006 season, in co-operation with the

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allowed the gradual phasing out of the aged HGe 4/4 I locomotives. Only locos no 15 and 16 remain as museum vehicles and reserves. Further modernisation has taken place since 2003, with the purchase of low floored articulated railcars manufactured by

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After the war, passenger numbers initially increased again only slowly. In the midst of the emerging boom, a flood on 24 September 1920 destroyed about 300 metres of the formation between Visp and Ackersand. Even this event came after the

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has been Brig, not Stalden. Nevertheless, the buses still stop also at Stalden station, and form a connection there with the trains to Zermatt. Immediately adjacent to the railway tracks there is also the base station of the cable car to

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At 19.8 kilometres, the station at Kalpetran is finally reached. The actual site has only a few buildings, the main function of the station being to allow connections with the cable car linking the station to the mountain village of

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Immediately afterwards, the railway crosses the Vispa by means of a concrete bridge erected in 1974. Shortly thereafter, the first rack section begins. This soon leads the formation along the western flank of the valley at the

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in 1865. From then onwards, the number of overnight visitors rose steadily, even though the village itself was only reachable by a lengthy march on foot through the barren valley of Zermatt. Even the simple mule ride as far as

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After about two kilometres, the track finally reaches the northern border of Zermatt. Here there is a loading track for concrete and other building materials, devoted to the supply of Zermatt's builders. The nearby short

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North of the MGB station is an extensive layout of tracks, which are utilised primarily for goods traffic and the storage of vehicles. Since soon after the 1966 avalanche, the station throat has been covered by a massive

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responsible for management of personnel and group management. All group companies belong to BVZ Holding, which has its origins in the BVZ, and ultimately to the Swiss federation and the Cantons of Valais, Uri and Grisons.

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was completely rebuilt. Beginning in 2005, the MGB lines were moved from the station forecourt to points adjacent to the existing standard gauge tracks so as to minimise the walking distances for transferring passengers.

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The station at Stalden, at around 799 metres above sea level, extends in an s-shape along the southwestern edge of the village. For a long time, the station itself was of great importance, as the departure point of the

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three were initially retained as reserves. After 1941, only Loco No 7 remained on the books, as a reserve that could be operated independently of the electric wires. Today, this loco serves as a museum locomotive.

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Unusually for a narrow gauge railway, the BVZ still has very intensive goods traffic. However, this is exclusively for the supply of Zermatt, which, now as before, can be served by trucks only to a limited extent.

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that was equipped with many level crossings. Currently, the town of Brig is seeking the complete removal of the narrow gauge system from the station forecourt, and its incorporation into the standard gauge station.

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covered with white. The locomotives and baggage railcars have since been painted a uniform red colour. During repaints of vehicles, the same colour scheme has been used, apart from the slightly lighter MGB red.

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the additional passenger numbers from Täsch, a commuter service was introduced in May 1972 between Täsch and Zermatt. This service has since transported around two thirds of all passengers arriving in Zermatt.

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and the necessary electrical systems were still extremely high in the immediate aftermath of the war, the electrification plan had to be abandoned in view of the still ailing financial resources of the VZ.

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As the remaining municipalities in the Mattertal can be supplied by trucks using the valley road, rail transport of goods generally plays no role for them. The only exception is the transport of so-called

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shuttle trains to Zermatt. At the same time, the 1891 station building received a modern extension housing a ticket office, while the fields surrounding the station were transformed into parking spaces.

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Even as at the start of the 20th century, numerous projects for a metre gauge railway line from Visp to Brig had already been proposed. Most of them also envisaged a continuation in the direction of

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open to the public. Here, the main task is the maintenance of the shuttle trains to and from Täsch. Track 2 has been set up for the shuttle traffic to Täsch, and is used according to the

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There is no uniform colour scheme for the goods wagons. Wooden parts of vehicles are usually painted dark brown, while components made of stainless light alloys usually remain unpainted.

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voltage of 15,000 volts. This energy supply was then transformed down to the required voltage. For the haulage of trains, five electric locomotives of Type HGe 4/4 were procured from

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and after about nine kilometres reaches Visp station. The length of line just traversed passes through a shallow gap, and between Brig and Visp climbs about 21 metres in altitude.

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gauge line. As the SBB did not follow up this announcement, the concession application was resubmitted in 1925. Shortly afterwards, a committee comprising the VZ, the FO and the

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without alteration, but that idea quickly had to be abandoned. In particular, the Rhätische Bahn, which since 1913 had been operating electric traffic at 11,000 volts AC on the

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The biggest disaster in the history of the BVZ occurred in its jubilee year of 1991. On 18 April at 6.45 am, approximately 15 million cubic metres of rock broke away from the

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that would branch off here from the existing line; World War I, however, thwarted these plans. The importance of the station (which, since 1931, has had the official name

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power station. The line then meets up with the Mattervispa once again, and runs further on the route to Täsch directly parallel with the river along the valley floor.

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central part of the building can be found the ticket office and baggage claim. The north side is located next to the baggage hall, which is a concrete structure. The

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After the war, passenger numbers continued to rise strongly. In 1961, they surpassed the million mark for the first time, but took a short term hit in 1963, due to a

2428:. On 4 April 1925, the railway facilities and rolling stock of the bankrupt line were purchased for 1.75 million francs. On 17 April 1925 came the founding of the 2744:

services, and between Randa and Zermatt the trains ran in a shuttle service. As from 22 April, it was again possible to operate through goods trains, for which a

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station is on the opposite side of the road. It is connected to the MGB station by rail link, over which goods traffic and rolling stock transfers are handled.

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railcars operated shuttle trains between Täsch and Zermatt. Five further examples of the ABDeh 4/8 and ABDeh 4/10 classes were to have entered traffic by 2008.

4699: 4661: 3059:, on which the Vispa is crossed for the third time. Shortly thereafter, the racks and the formation travel along the right side of the widening valley to 2269:

The exact route and mode of operation was initially the subject of intense debate. The Suisse Occidentale-Simplon proposed a pure adhesion line, with a

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on this important connection. Since then, trains on the entire line from Brig to Zermatt have been operated in increasing numbers as shuttle trains.

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of type HGm 4/4 was hired from the Furka Oberalp Bahn. Passenger traffic initially remained suspended, as further landslides could not be ruled out.

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To cope with the increase in traffic, the station at Zermatt was completely rebuilt between 1982 and 1989. All of the platform tracks were given an

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spans its eponymous waters at a height of 43 metres. Its original steel truss structure was replaced in 1959 by a reinforced concrete arch bridge.

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of light alloy construction were placed into service between 1955 and 1963. They represented a shortened variant of a type originally used on the

3319:. By means of special railcars of type Bhe 4/4, goods can also be transported all the way to the Gornergrat without being transhipped at Zermatt. 2873: 2501: 3297:, which are used in the region as traditional material for roofing. These stone slabs are moved by goods cable cars from the stone quarries at 2562:

electrification of the Furka Oberalp Bahn. These advantages led to the decision to use a voltage of 11,000 volts also on the Visp-Zermatt-Bahn.

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station extends over three platform tracks and is located at the forecourt of Brig's standard gauge station, where there are connections with

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Right from the beginning, the Visp-Zermatt-Bahn procured only eight wheeled bogie passenger cars of all three classes, manufactured by the

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station was about 300 metres east of the passing loop. This station was abandoned at the beginning of the 1990s, after the cable car to

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The alluvial fan of the landslide at Randa, viewed from the south. To the right of the picture is a BVZ train on the newly relaid track.

2053: 4947: 4520: 2404:(BFD), which was not yet completed as at the outbreak of the war. The BFD was able, by 1915, only to complete the section between 2432:(FO), with share capital of 3.3 million francs. As early as 4 July 1926, operations could commence on the whole FO line as far as 4952: 4731: 4549:

The kilometerage corresponds to the current version used by the MGB. The original kilometerage started at Visp, and later Brig.

17: 2366:

in 1913 brought the Visp-Zermatt-Bahn further passengers. However, the upward trend met with an abrupt end at the outbreak of

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From 1982 onwards there was, additionally, a small silver stripe running the length of these vehicles below the window line.

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A fundamental renovation of the station complex began in 2006. As it had been foreseen that, following the completion of the

2571: 3405: 2864:, a large portion of the travellers changing for Zermatt now make the change at Visp. Brig's metre gauge station is now a 2660:

was erected on the northern part of the station. Construction of avalanche proof roofing began in 1982 and ended in 1989.

2554: 2137:(VZ), and opened between Visp and Zermatt in 1890–1891. The extension to Brig opened in 1930. The company was renamed the 2460:, but in the end the only continuation to be realised was the later Furka Oberalp Bahn, with its starting point in Brig. 3031:

section displays the first still relatively short tunnels, as well as the largest bridge on the line. The 67-metre-long

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The 1980s were marked by ever increasing numbers of passengers. In particular, there was the continuing success of the

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of the railway, to make it independent of expensive imported coal. A study commissioned in 1919 recommended the use of

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Behind Täsch the railway line initially continues to follow the course of the Mattervispa. Immediately prior to the

3100:, which extends on a plateau along the left side of the valley, and is connected with the valley by meandering road. 3043:. Behind the station, the railway line meets the Mattervispa again, and switches to the left side of the valley. The 1894: 3412:. In 1990, they were supplemented with some of the original length type, purchased second hand from the Brünigbahn. 3897: 3843: 3354: 3350: 3272:

Additional shuttle trains operated between Täsch and Zermatt from 5:50 hours to 2:20 hours at 20-minute intervals.

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epidemic in Zermatt. Also goods traffic increased, especially to serve the construction of power stations in the

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The mountain village of Zermatt first gained major recognition in Europe in light of the inaugural ascent of the

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came to an end with the opening of new tracks leading from the metre gauge station directly to the east towards

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workshop hall. The complete depot site now occupies an area of around 50,000 m (540,000 sq ft).

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A few metres behind the Kipfenbrücke the second rack section begins. The next part of the route, through the

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Not until 1927 were there once again plans for conversion to electric operations. Now, however, high tension

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Beginning in 2005, the whole Täsch station complex was later comprehensively reconstructed. Under the name

4932: 1262: 342: 271: 2599: 2436:. The FO was initially operated by the VZ, and only on 1 January 1961 spun off as a separate operation. 2347: 2293:. These visits led to a decision to equip the line with the system used on the Rübelandbahn, and using a 819: 368: 4870: 3301:

to two loading tracks in the Kipfenschlucht, from where they are transported further by train to Visp.

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supplemented between 1960 and 1965 by five passenger railcars. To increase safety, a remote controlled

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The three narrow gauge lines now bound by rail - the Visp-Zermatt-Bahn, the Furka Oberalp Bahn and the

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Equipped with superheater in 1921, rebuilt with new boiler in 2001, museum vehicle, working condition

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had had to change trains in Brig as well as in Visp; a circumstance that was perceived as cumbersome.

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Planning and construction of the line was entrusted by the participating banks to the railway company

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in 1975 and 1976, and their matching driving cars, it was possible, for the first time, to introduce

2557:, stressed the benefits of using lower voltage than the SBB voltage. Whereas light weight air cooled 2039: 993: 39: 2942: 2861: 2810: 1533: 3708: 2789: 2575: 2146: 1996: 176: 152: 653: 4838:(in German) (2nd ed.). Brig: Herausgegeben von der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Oberwallis. 3232: 3216: 3204: 3195: 3063:, at 1126 metres above sea level. Since Stalden, a total of 327 m in altitude have been climbed. 2649: 2400:

The Visp-Zermatt-Bahn survived World War 1 unscathed. Totally different was the situation of the

394: 281: 2480:- took advantage of the opening of the new connection to introduce a through express train from 3642: 2876:. The new track formation, which was first used on 1 December 2007, replaced a section through 2845: 2764:

be postponed until October. During the Jubilee, the Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn was renamed as the

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Between 1968 and 1975, a further increase in capacity resulted from the purchase of so-called

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of 12.5%. A total of six sections of track were to be laid out with a total of 7450 m of

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gauge Rhonetalstrecke, along the southern bank of the Rhone. West of the Brig suburb of

2849: 2792:. At the same time, the business of the two railways was split into the group companies 4896: 3304:

The most important goods transported to Zermatt are foodstuffs, building materials and

3079: 2785: 2401: 2142: 1458: 4791:. Eisenbahn-Journal Special 1/2006 (in German). Fürstenfeldbruck: Verlagsgruppe Bahn. 2512:

prices during World War I, there were discussions soon after the end of the war about

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Shortly after St Niklaus station, the next rack section starts. This leads up to the

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on 18 July 1891 could the entire line as far as Zermatt be handed over to traffic.

2238: 2083: 4703: 4665: 4105: 3398: 2865: 2696: 2513: 2485: 2115: 1972: 1495: 3136:, where from 1960 to 1966 there was a loading track for the construction of the 3123: 2286: 4772:. Eisenbahn-Journal Special 2/91 (in German). Fürstenfeldbruck: Merker-Verlag. 4506: 4487: 3989: 3832:

Prototype for HGe 4/4 I of the FO, 1951/52 rebuilt after accident, 2007 to DFB

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After World War II, a comprehensive modernisation process began. A total of 26

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On 10 August 1991, a Glacier Express crosses the still partially flooded Randa.

2635: 2517: 2359: 2355: 2318: 2290: 2180: 2175: 2127: 423: 228: 66: 3280: 2831: 4906: 4884: 4433:

Built 1972, acquired by BVZ 1980, used previously on the construction of the

3211: 2958: 2950: 2929: 2676: 2640: 2629: 2496: 2413: 2390: 2294: 2270: 2141:(BVZ) in 1961, and was later branded as BVZ Zermatt-Bahn. It merged with the 331: 308: 303: 4808:

Zermatt-Bahn. Vom Tal zum Berg. Herausgegeben von der Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn

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receive a dark green paint job on the tanks. The smooth sidewalls of modern

3409: 2977: 2282: 2258:(SOS), which, in the summer of 1887, conducted extensive survey work in the 4495: 4188: 4168: 3595: 3370: 3018:) has decreased since the 1950s, as the departure point since then for the 2425: 2384: 2298: 2278: 2245:

line. At the insistence of the Bundesrat, the gauge was finally altered to

2242: 162: 4128: 3373:. From the time of their delivery in either 2003 or 2005, the first four 3087: 2917: 2114:. The line also forms part of the much travelled and admired route of the 3431:, a total of 24 additional panorama cars of a new design were purchased. 3305: 3183: 3024: 2993: 2985: 2906: 2835:

Brig station with shuttle trains to Andermatt (left) and Zermatt (right).

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Produced as No. 301, renumbered 1959 as 2921, withdrawn after accident

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The former FO loco HGe 4/4 II 102 in its new livery at Zermatt station.

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was installed along the complete line from Brig between 1965 and 1966.

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The commissioning in 1990 of five modern electric locomotives of type

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At about the halfway point between Täsch and Zermatt, there is the

3019: 3011: 3003: 2732: 2433: 2200: 2090:. Its 44-kilometre-long (27 mi) line links the communities of 4035: 3332: 2796:(passenger concession, rolling stock, maintenance, road traffic), 2768:, to highlight more strongly the most important town on the line. 2664: 2185: 2162: 2130:(which was opened in 1898) is connected with the line at Zermatt. 2103: 2099: 3940: 3676: 3346: 3007: 2895: 2771: 2624: 2620: 2409: 2333: 2123: 2107: 102: 2607: 2594: 4847:. Eisenbahn-Kurier Special 22 (in German). Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 3452: 3186:

heliport, and shortly after, the line reaches Zermatt station.

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The Ritibrücke at Ackersand was given a second span for the VZ.

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HGe 4/4 Nr. 12 in the Visp engine shed (demolished in 2005).

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Eisenbahnen am Matterhorn. Über 100 Jahre Brig-Visp-Zermatt

3917: 3892: 3298: 3040: 2886: 2800:(infrastructure concession, formations, buildings) and the 2509: 2446: 2405: 2095: 1022: 127: 97: 4879: 3158:

Passenger train with ABDeh 8/8 in the Kalter Boden siding.

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Closing the gap, electrification and year-round operations

3357:. In 1975 and 1976, four heavy baggage railcars of type 4695:

For an accurate representation of the organisation, see

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On 1 January 2003, the BVZ merged with the neighbouring

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Some of the goods wagons are suitable for use on the

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EJ-Sonderheft Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (Bd. 1), p 76

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Built 1958, ex Kerkerbachbahn, acquired by BVZ 1991

4275:

Shunting and diesel locos, railway service vehicles

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EJ-Sonderheft Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (Bd. 1) p 53

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EJ-Sonderheft Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (Bd. 1) p 70

4566:]. Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 45, 57, 79. 3127:Shuttle train to Zermatt in the old Täsch station. 2628:concrete structures, which enabled an increase in 2488:departed from Zermatt station for the first time. 2484:to Zermatt. On 25 June 1930, the now world-famous 2471:Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Brigue-Viège-Zermatt 2354:paralysed operations for days. The opening of the 2158:Planning, construction and commencement of traffic 4904: 4842: 4836:Der Bergsturz von Randa 1991. Eine Dokumentation 2671:With the commissioning of four baggage railcars 2328: 2264:Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Viège à Zermatt SA 337: 4321:Motor trolley, rebuilt by BVZ in 1957 and 1974 4817:Brig-Visp-Zermatt. Geschichte und Rollmaterial 4622:EJ-Sonderheft Eisenbahnen am Matterhorn, S. 26 2965:, and the line quickly reaches the station at 2772:Transformation to the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn 4814: 4595:EJ-Sonderheft Eisenbahnen am Matterhorn, p 15 4552: 2981:The old Mühlebachviadukt, demolished in 1959. 2595:World War II, the postwar period and recovery 2508:Under pressure from the enormous increase in 2277:, who was working on the construction of the 2047: 4805: 2683:Further modernisation and merger with the FO 2439: 3637:Equipped with superheater in 1925, sold to 3327: 3075:The Randa landslide, viewed from the north. 2933:The old station layout at Visp, April 2004. 2898:, which started from there, was shut down. 4786: 4767: 3189: 2997:VZ train circa 1900 in the Kipfenschlucht. 2821: 2520:, with a voltage of between 1500 and 3000 2308:The arrival of the first train in Zermatt. 2054: 2040: 4366:Equipped with hydraulic crane since 1981 3464:Steam and electric locomotives, railcars 2663:The opening of the valley road as far as 2289:in the Harz, which was equipped with the 2237:from Visp to Zermatt, using a mixture of 4521:History of rail transport in Switzerland 3455:are often used for advertising slogans. 3384: 3331: 3279: 3222: 3210: 3199: 3153: 3122: 3086: 3078: 3070: 2992: 2984: 2976: 2928: 2916: 2830: 2775: 2750: 2718: 2686: 2634: 2606: 2504:formed the basis of electric operations. 2495: 2332: 2303: 2161: 44:Contrasting railcars at Zermatt station. 4833: 14: 4905: 4815:Stolz, Theo; Schopfer, Dieter (1983). 3458: 2972: 2714: 2346:(JS) and retained finally also by the 4806:Perren, Remo; Theler, Luzius (1991). 4649:Zermatt-Bahn: Vom Tal zum Berg, S. 41 4613:Zermatt-Bahn: Vom Tal zum Berg, S. 23 4586:Zermatt-Bahn: Vom Tal zum Berg, S. 13 3395:Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft 2611:Centre entrance car A 2065 from 1961. 2133:The line was originally built by the 4640:Zermatt-Bahn: Vom Tal zum Berg, p 40 4631:Zermatt-Bahn: Vom Tal zum Berg, p 32 4604:Zermatt-Bahn: Vom Tal zum Berg, p 22 3066: 2798:Matterhorn Gotthard Infrastruktur AG 2396:The rescue of the Furka Oberalp Bahn 4918:Metre gauge railways in Switzerland 2890:loading of tank wagons. The former 2868:. Its previous configuration as a 2106:and the car free holiday resort of 847:Aerial cable car St. Niklaus-Jungen 24: 4923:1891 establishments in Switzerland 4768:Giese, Jutta; Asmus, Carl (1991). 4761: 4686:Der Bergsturz von Randa 1991, p 90 3810:Museum vehicle, working condition 3693:Equipped with superheater in 1915 3612:Equipped with superheater in 1916 3563:Equipped with superheater in 1926 3538:Equipped with superheater in 1913 2598: 2491: 2266:emerged as the operating company. 25: 4964: 4852: 4810:(in German). Visp: Rotten-Verlag. 4789:Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (Teil 1) 3380: 2582:Introduction of winter operations 2500:In 1929, the electric locomotive 2211:. The original request was for a 1534:Lötschberg Base Tunnel from Spiez 4948:11 kV AC railway electrification 4890: 4878: 4845:100 Jahre Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn 4787:Moser, Beat; Jossi, Urs (2006). 3389:Passenger car C No. 32 from 1890 3322: 3275: 3118: 2691:Contrasting railcars at Zermatt. 2551:15 kV AC railway electrification 1985: 1961: 1954: 1947: 1929: 1928: 1921: 1914: 1881: 1874: 1867: 1842: 1841: 1834: 1828: 1827: 1800: 1793: 1786: 1764: 1758: 1757: 1734: 1728: 1727: 1705: 1698: 1678: 1671: 1648: 1641: 1619: 1612: 1582: 1575: 1553: 1546: 1522: 1515: 1508: 1484: 1477: 1470: 1449: 1448: 1425: 1399: 1380: 1379: 1360: 1359: 1331: 1309: 1308: 1279: 1249: 1242: 1220: 1219: 1197: 1196: 1174: 1173: 1151: 1150: 1127: 1105: 1104: 1082: 1081: 1058: 1035: 1010: 980: 973: 951: 950: 928: 927: 904: 882: 881: 859: 858: 836: 806: 799: 777: 776: 754: 753: 730: 700: 670: 640: 620: 598: 597: 575: 574: 551: 529: 528: 506: 505: 483: 482: 460: 459: 437: 436: 411: 381: 330: 38: 4748: 4724: 4718: 4709: 4689: 4680: 4671: 4652: 4643: 2912: 2794:Matterhorn Gotthard Verkehrs AG 1898:BVZ terminal station until 2007 1699: 1547: 1128: 412: 212:43.985 km (27.331 mi) 4953:Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn lines 4834:Truffer, Bernard, ed. (1999). 4634: 4625: 4616: 4607: 4598: 4589: 4580: 4543: 3091:Bahnhof Herbriggen circa 1891. 2989:Kalpetran station, circa 1891. 1986: 1948: 1882: 1868: 1835: 1801: 1794: 1576: 1523: 1516: 1485: 538:Schilten/Kalter Boden gallery 382: 296:1,605.2 m (5,266 ft) 13: 1: 4819:(in German). Zürich: Wabern. 4536: 4526:Rail transport in Switzerland 3422:The latest innovation is the 2329:The first years of operations 1922: 1915: 1875: 1672: 1583: 1496:Simplon Railway from Lausanne 1478: 1059: 1036: 4943:Railway lines opened in 1891 4928:Rack railways in Switzerland 4913:Railway lines in Switzerland 3263: 3227:Zermatt's station concourse. 3215:Zermatt's Bahnhofsplatz and 2826: 2273:of 4.5%, while the engineer 2028:Source: Swiss railway atlas 1962: 1955: 1787: 1765: 1735: 1706: 1679: 1649: 1642: 1620: 1613: 1509: 1471: 1426: 1400: 1332: 1280: 1250: 1243: 1011: 981: 974: 905: 837: 807: 800: 731: 701: 671: 641: 621: 552: 7: 4732:"Offizieller Fahrplan 2007" 4514: 3434: 2848:trains heading towards the 2802:Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn AG 2197:Masson, Chavannes & Co. 1554: 1114:Tunnel under the Mühlebach 1021:Aerial cable car Kalpetran- 287:11 kV 16.7 Hz AC 10: 4969: 4505:Capable of running on the 3361:arrived in the Mattertal. 3193: 2860:. With the opening of the 2473:(Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn). 2262:. On 10 October 1888, the 2255:Suisse Occidentale-Simplon 2195:granted the banking house 2191:On 21 September 1886, the 2152: 1856:line via Naters until 2007 564:Kalter Boden passing loop 199:3 July 1890 / 18 July 1891 4843:Autorenkollektiv (1991). 3149:Matterhorn Terminal Täsch 2440:Closing the gap Brig–Visp 2145:(FO) in 2003 to form the 2076:Brig–Zermatt railway line 1994: 1979: 1970: 1941: 1937: 1908: 1861: 1850: 1821: 1809: 1780: 1773: 1751: 1743: 1721: 1714: 1692: 1687: 1665: 1660: 1635: 1628: 1606: 1569: 1562: 1540: 1531: 1502: 1493: 1464: 1457: 1442: 1437: 1419: 1411: 1393: 1388: 1373: 1368: 1353: 1325: 1317: 1302: 1290:Aerial cable car Stalden– 1288: 1273: 1236: 1228: 1213: 1205: 1190: 1182: 1167: 1159: 1144: 1136: 1121: 1113: 1098: 1090: 1075: 1067: 1052: 1044: 1029: 1019: 1004: 967: 959: 944: 936: 921: 916: 898: 890: 875: 867: 852: 845: 830: 793: 785: 770: 762: 747: 742: 724: 694: 664: 634: 629: 614: 606: 591: 583: 568: 563: 545: 537: 522: 514: 499: 491: 476: 468: 453: 445: 430: 420: 405: 375: 353: 317: 302: 292: 280: 270: 234: 224: 216: 208: 203: 195: 190: 182: 172: 158: 148: 138: 133: 119: 111: 90: 72: 62: 54: 49: 37: 32: 4859:Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn 3328:Locomotives and railcars 2790:Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn 2402:Brig-Furka-Disentis-Bahn 2147:Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn 1973:Simplon Railway to Milan 1815:mountain line from Spiez 1661:Gamsensand passing loop 917:Kipferwald passing loop 177:Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn 153:Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn 124:Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn 3233:Zermatt railway station 3205:Zermatt railway station 3196:Zermatt railway station 3190:Zermatt railway station 2822:Description of the line 2650:block signalling system 2603:Logo of the VZ to 1962. 1344:Ackersand passing loop 630:Täschsand passing loop 276:80 m (260 ft) 4659:Geschäftsbereicht 2005 4560:Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz 3641:Chur in 1941, 1988 to 3390: 3337: 3285: 3228: 3220: 3208: 3159: 3128: 3092: 3084: 3076: 2998: 2990: 2982: 2953:from this local stop. 2943:Lötschberg Base Tunnel 2934: 2926: 2862:Lötschberg base tunnel 2836: 2811:Lötschberg Base Tunnel 2781: 2756: 2724: 2692: 2644: 2612: 2604: 2536:, at a frequency of 16 2505: 2348:Swiss Federal Railways 2338: 2309: 2167: 2139:Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn 1775:former Brig Depot (FO) 743:Mattsand passing loop 27:Railway in Switzerland 18:Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn 4697:Geschäftsbericht 2003 3388: 3335: 3283: 3226: 3214: 3203: 3157: 3126: 3090: 3082: 3074: 2996: 2988: 2980: 2932: 2920: 2834: 2779: 2754: 2722: 2690: 2638: 2610: 2602: 2499: 2430:Furka Oberalp Bahn AG 2336: 2307: 2275:Ernest von Stockalper 2193:Swiss Federal Council 2165: 1412:Sefinot passing loop 422:Siding connection to 4938:Transport in Zermatt 4668:der BVZ Holding, p 9 3406:centre entrance cars 3284:Goods van from 1906. 2815:Visp railway station 2291:Abt rack rail system 2235:narrow gauge railway 2082:railway line in the 1183:Merlenbirken tunnel 960:Tschongbach gallery 446:Schafgraben gallery 4933:Transport in Valais 4744:on October 5, 2007. 4706:of BVZ Holding, p 7 4564:Swiss railway atlas 4435:Arlberg Road Tunnel 4276: 3465: 3459:List of locomotives 3295:Embder Steinplatten 3083:St. Niklaus station 2973:Stalden–St. Niklaus 2715:The Randa landslide 2534:alternating current 1045:Faulkinn bridge II 515:Schusslaui gallery 4702:2007-09-28 at the 4664:2007-09-28 at the 4274: 3463: 3391: 3338: 3286: 3258:Schafgrabengalerie 3256:. This so-called 3231:The appearance of 3229: 3221: 3209: 3160: 3129: 3093: 3085: 3077: 2999: 2991: 2983: 2935: 2927: 2837: 2786:Furka Oberalp Bahn 2782: 2757: 2725: 2693: 2645: 2613: 2605: 2506: 2350:(SBB) until 1920. 2339: 2310: 2205:Basler Handelsbank 2168: 2143:Furka Oberalp Bahn 1229:Nassbäumen tunnel 1206:Lochgraben tunnel 1137:Mühlebach viaduct 1068:Faulkinn bridge I 584:Täschwang gallery 492:Lugelwang gallery 4573:978-3-89494-130-7 4512: 4511: 4272: 4271: 3254:avalanche gallery 3182:passes below the 3067:St. Niklaus–Randa 2746:diesel locomotive 2658:avalanche gallery 2344:Jura-Simplon-Bahn 2135:Visp-Zermatt-Bahn 2072: 2071: 2068: 2067: 2064: 2063: 2023: 2022: 2000:line to Andermatt 1895:Brig Bahnhofplatz 1716:Glisergrund Depot 1564:former Visp Depot 1318:Ackersand bridge 1160:Mühlebach tunnel 868:Jungbach gallery 786:Blattbach tunnel 607:Täschsand bridge 469:Spissfluh tunnel 293:Highest elevation 16:(Redirected from 4960: 4895: 4894: 4893: 4883: 4882: 4874: 4848: 4839: 4830: 4811: 4802: 4783: 4755: 4752: 4746: 4745: 4743: 4737:. 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