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BVZ Zermatt-Bahn

BVZ Zermatt-Bahn
Contrasting railcars at Zermatt station.
Contrasting railcars at Zermatt station.
Overview
Type Heavy rail
System Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Status Open
Locale Mattertal, Valais, Switzerland
Termini Brig
Zermatt
Stations 9
Services Rhone Valley and Mattertal
Website Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
BVZ Holding AG
Operation
Opened 3 July 1890 / 18 July 1891
Owner
Operator(s) Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Depot(s) Glisergrund
Technical
Line length 43.985 km (27.331 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Minimum radius 80 m (260 ft)
Electrification Overhead catenary,
11 kV AC 16 2/3 Hz
Highest elevation 1,605.2 m (5,266 ft)
above sea level
Maximum incline Adhesion 2.5%
Rack rail 12.5%
Rack system Abt
Route map
Route map.
Brig–Visp-Zermatt
0.00 Zermatt 1,605.2 m above the  sea
Siding connection to Gornergratbahn
Schafgrabengalerie260 m
Spissfluhtunnel36 m
Lugelwang-Galerie322 m
Schusslaui-Galerie235 m
Galerie Schilten/Kalter Boden729 m
2.90 Kalter Boden passing loop
Täschwanggalerie637 m
Täschsandbrücke35 m
Täschsand passing loop
5.61 Täsch 1,437.6 m above the  sea
9.93 Randa 1,405.9 m above the  sea
13.41 Herbriggen 1,253.9 m above the  sea
14.71 Mattsand passing loop
Mattwaldbrücke31 m
Blattbachtunnel131 m
19.01 St. Niklaus 1,126.7 m above the  sea
Jungbachgalerie290 m
Sellibrücke75 m
21.98 Kipferwald passing loop
Kipfenbrücke146 m
Tschongbachgalerie115 m
24.21 Kalpetran 896.7 m above the  sea
Faulkinnbrücke II27 m
Faulkinnbrücke I25 m
Faulkinntunnel20 m
Tunnel Unter Mühlebach90 m
Mühlebachviadukt67 m
Mühlebachtunnel31 m
Merlenbirkentunnel28 m
Lochgrabentunnel45 m
Nassbäumentunnel58 m
27.72 Stalden-Saas 799.4 m above the  sea
Ackersandbrücke47 m
28.91 Ackersand passing loop 697.7 m above the  sea
Ritibrücke
Neue Brücke
34.32 Vispersand

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