Glacier Express panorama coaches

In a seven-hour journey, the Glacier Express covers the line from Zermatt to Davos or St. Moritz. Passengers can enjoy views over unspoiled mountain scenery, classy health resorts, deep gorges, gentle valleys, 91 tunnels and 291 impressive bridges through the panoramic windows. A non-dazzling central lighting strip guarantees pleasant distribution of light. The HVAC units ensure an optimum climate in the trains all year round. In order to make the passengers feel even more comfortable, they are served food and drinks at their seats. They can receive detailed information about the sections they are travelling on via a headset. The bogies have pneumatic suspension and are connected to the carriage underfloor via a swivel bearing to enable a quiet ride.

• Car body made of extruded aluminium sections

• Car body prepared for fitting of an autocoupler

• Windows fitted using adhesive bonding technology

• Vacuum- or compressed-air-controlled load-dependent compressed-air brakes, spring-loaded brakes

• Bogies with pneumatic suspension and swivel bearing

• Adjustable cog wheel built into bogie frame

• HVAC system with dual redundancy (one pair per carriage)

• Passenger information system tailored to individual passengers

• Integrated interior and exterior design for the whole trainset

• Bright, passenger-friendly interior with panoramic windows

• Non-dazzling central lighting strip with pleasant light distribution

• Barrier-free toilets